Religious People Are Scary Nerds

Michael Kelley:

This is funny. It’s also cutting. But it’s also helpful. 

The overriding message of this video is, I think, that being spiritual is fine. But don’t overdo it.
Drill that down though, because the message behind that sentiment is a powerful one about the nature of what religion is. 

It’s a hobby. Or a past time. Or a part of your week. But it’s not real life. At some point, you’ve got to live in the real world – pay real bills, work at your real job, be in real relationships. And religion is fine, so long as it’s kept in its place. 

You see, though, that the underpinning of that argument has to do with what is “real” and what is ancillary to the “real.” 

But what if religion is the realest real there is?

We all have ultimate values.  You can't exist and not have them.  All are religious whether you admit it or not.  Are your ultimate values worthy to be made ultimate?  Point that out, ask that question, and then have a conversation with someone who might not believe like you do.