Religion is Bullshit

I've been trying to go to sleep but haven't really succeeded tonight. Instead my thoughts have strayed to my brother and trying to reconcile a civil relationship. I thought about the topic of religion, the reason why we fought in the first place. I was the instigator, as usual. I see ignorance and cannot leave it alone, thus becoming ignorant myself. The importance of what occurred to me is to let him know that his faith does not offend me, if it did what would that say about me? Should anything in the vast universe offend me? If it exists then it is as it should be, universal evolution doesn't depend on my petty egotistical desire to prove someone wrong. But if I'm to embrace the universe, how am I to explain unpleasant phenomenon? The most easily reviled matter that comes to mind is feces, we call tings we don't like shit. Its the final stage of matter after digestion, it can longer be absorbed by the body so as to provide any nourishment. What was once a desirable meal has had its essence digested and leaving a husk of shit behind. When babies need change or pets have accidents indoors the stench is unmistakable. So ponder on that for a moment, is there some use in its existence? Sure, nature is self sustaining, so it fertilizes soil, its great for potty humor and it gives us some wonderful descriptive terms to define things we hate, or just things in general. I can think of an allegory just like it.

Spiritual essence is digested by humanity in its mystical form through myths and dreams, leaving only the material remains adopted by religions in the form of dogmas (notice that they fixate on what people do with their bodies). Religious fundamentalism is humanity's metaphorical fecal matter, sure it stinks, but it exists for a reason. We see it in the world and strive to get rid of it's poison, we clean up its mess, we poke fun at it. Watch an extremist at a party tell people that they need to repent and find Jesus and you'll see them flee, just the same as if he took a dump on the carpet. Its quite funny actually, though sad in reality. Either way, it shouldn't personally offend anyone with genuine spiritual aspirations, its just bullshit. Looking at it this way, I don't know why I poked at this issue so much with my brother, I only made a messy situation smell even worse.