[His research into biblical criticism had lead him to the conclusion that most of what was contained in traditional religion simply wasn't true] Was I to lie in order to teach the truth? ...Was I to repeat these words? It was impossible. It was certain they would stick in my throat. On these grounds the separation was decided by me. Felix Adler
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The truth is something that many people are willing to lie about in order to gain power. Many times religion has been used as a means of power. People have used them to gain the authority that they needed to lead their followers into different paths. These people were not doing it for the sake of their religion or God, but for themselves.

They knew that if they had the power to tell people what to believe, they would have more control over them. One man who was very religious was Charles Darwin, who said, "I am not even inclined to say whether or not I believe in God. If I had not found the law of evolution true, I should have thought it false."

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