Religion Is A Virus

In this article, Tufts University professor, Daniel Dennett, describes how religion is like a virus.

Key points:

• Religious ideas survive and thrive using a process similar to natural selection
• Religious tenets have been adopted to help ensure survival of the belief--such as: believing without proof (faith) is a virtue, humans shouldn't question God, etc.
• Religion gives it's followers a powerful placebo effect
• Atheists should not cater to, or tolerate religion.
• Religion is on the way out.

I believe religion is indeed on the way out. The internet helps in this, as it enables truth and logic to expose the silliness and irrationality of ancient beliefs.