This 100%  I was once a firm believer in a rather obscure Christian (sect?) group.   We believed we were “called out”  and that people who didn’t understand the bible and prophecy as we did were somehow blinded by their sinful ways or whatever.   I believed this way for a number of years. I felt myself superior (in some ways) to those that didn’t understand as I did. I felt morally justified to be a judgemental cunt.  I’ll save all the “Christians” in the group right now: That was mostly youthful pride and ego but also, that was my own lack of humbleness, empathy, etc. I get it, I KNOW, please spare me the platitudes and bible verses lol I needed a bit of background to get to this point:  Since going through hell, working through a whole lot of shit and exploring other avenues of spirituality I am 100x more understanding, sympathetic, empathetic and willing to explore and entertain other’s ideas and points of view.   Having experienced challenges that forced me question my “authority” and knowledge on certain subjects has humbled me, even shaken me to my core.   I am better for it. I am more loving, more accepting, more forgiving.  Looking at the world today saddens me. I see the zealousness of both (all?) sides. I see the stubbornness and rigidity of all sides. I see the folly in being so god damn certain “I’M RIGHT” and... and what? I’ll convert you?  I’ll silence you?  I’ll deport you?  I’ll kill you? I know what I believe.   I now believe and understand religion to be THE easiest way to control the masses.   THE easiest, simplest catalyst for the most obscene horrors mankind can commit - against one another - believing themselves justified to do it.  Muslim extremists, jihadists are abhorrent absolutely.   A few hundred years ago it was the Catholics doing,  preaching, persecuting for the same damn thing. Now I’m seeing some frighteningly similar rhetoric from “Christians” in America. Religion is madness. It can make otherwise kind, loving, reasonable people do extraordinarily horrendous things.  Holy war? Maybe. Albert Pike is credited with a “plan” for the Third World War which pits Christians against Muslims - maybe that IS the plan🤷‍♀️ WAS the plan? It kinda looks like that’s the way things are/were headed. I’m hoping Q team is working on averting that disaster. It kinda looks that way since Trump’s military wiped out ISIS instead of continuing to build it up like Obummer had been. Anyway, I just realized how impossibly long and dragged out this post is going to be.   TL;DR  Religion BAD.  GOV’T encouragement of religion bad.   Humanity has SO MUCH potential if deprogrammed from hate & division and instead taught empathy and love.   Remember in the Q&A when Q answered that we’re not alone?  What if we’re not? What if there’s so much more and our “beliefs” hold us back from exploring the amazing possibilities?  One or two generations of truth about what else is “out there” and maybe humans will stop murdering each other over trivialities like who’s make believe God is more relevant.   One can hope.