I believe most religions in which fanatics make the headlines tend to get their egos worked up and down the block on any message board. Let's take muslims for example... that whole part of the world right now is eating itself alive and all of the people who are associated with it, but not a part of it are still gonna feel it. You could surround yourself with people who are just like you, but I find that to be embracing ignorance. Immerse yourself in diversity - you will find both solace and adversity. You will learn what makes other people tick so that you can understand yourself.
To me, there is a leveling force in the social world... it enforces that nobody is holy, because for every person who says they are, there are many people who say they aren't.
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