Eternal childhood

     

People invent gods to blame for their inadequacies. 

It is a way of justifying greed, jealousy, envy, bigotry, even grief. If I can blame the gods, or claim I am only doing their bidding then I am justified in doing almost anything.

Of course then it stands to reason that I cannot take credit for any achievements either. It is always god's will, or god's doing that made me who I am.

It is a way of living in eternal childhood. Never having to be responsible for my deepest decisions or feelings.

Terrifying to think of a world where childlike adults are running free and in positions of power. People acting on their basest impulses and sanctifying them in the name of God is a reality I would rather not face.