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45usp · 4334 days ago · link · · parent · post: As Social Issues Drive Young From Church, Leaders Try To Keep Them
I followed Taoist philosophy for a while - and it worked very well for me, kept me in balance - until I found out there is a Taoist religion, complete with its own rituals, pilgrimages, recitations and such. That took the wind out of my sails. It gave me the distinct sense that most people are followers, not thinkers; that they prefer to be spoon-fed dogma that agrees with what they already believe rather than to think critically for themselves; and that they prefer habit and comfort over truth. It is a realization that haunts me to this day, like a war wound that heals over but nags at you the rest of your life.