DOTLAN EveMaps

u'"Faith doesn\u2019t transcend reason at all; faith sidesteps reason \u2013 If you\u2019re a believer, your faith allows you to adopt a set of beliefs that make absolutely no sense, knowing that you won\u2019t be measured by whether they make sense, but by the level of piety that you exhibit in believing them. In other words, your willingness to deny reality becomes a measure of your virtue.

But what a price you pay for this \u2018virtue\u2019. You\u2019ve been persuaded that believing in the impossible is your only hope\u2026
And that your purpose is to worship something beyond your understanding, defined by and only accessible through, self-appointed intermediaries. Your thoughts, your words and your identity, are no longer solely yours to decide; but are subject to the approval of those who have assumed authority over you \u2013 through your faith."'