So that, in effect, religion, which should most distinguish us from beasts, and ought most peculiarly to elevate us, as rational creatures, above brutes, is that wherein men often appear most irrational, and more senseless than beasts themselves.

John Locke
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The philosopher John Locke said that religion, which should most distinguish us from beasts, and ought most peculiarly to elevate us, as rational creatures, above brutes, is that wherein men often appear most irrational, and more senseless than beasts themselves. Religion makes for many different kinds of people. Some are filled with morality, others with superstition. Some are wiser than the foolish and ignorant, but some are just as foolish and ignorant as the wise.

There are many people who view religion in a positive light while others treat it in a negative manner. Everyday we read about a different religion or a group of people that claims to be religious. However, when it comes to something as simple as morality and humanity, religious people often fall behind other types of religious people.

As common sense would suggest, the only way to survive is to rise above everything man has been taught before.

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