"Once we can look at religion
objectively and impartially, it becomes entirely obvious that religion has all the
characteristics of a form of insanity. To one degree or another the religious mind must accept, and believe in, another world; a supernatural or unnatural world, a world filled with all sorts of imaginary beings called gods, devils, angels, saints, demons, etc. These imaginary creatures are talked to, asked for favors, guidance, "signs", or miracles, and then blamed or thanked for natural events that follow. Except for the cloak of religion, such beliefs and actions would otherwise cause an
individual to be judged insane, and committed to an institution for treatment." -Emmet F. Fields