Ya' know, I kept my sanity (to the degree that I
have kept it, anyway) by entertaining myself w/ those stark contradictions.
"Quit playing head games!" WTF? This whole program is nothing but a monumental head game!
History does not record anywhere or at any time a religion that has any rational basis. Religion is a crutch for people not strong enough to stand up to the unkonwn without help. But, like dandruff, most people do have a religion and spend time and money on it and seem to derive considerable pleasure from fiddling with it.
--Robert A. Heinlen, American science-ficiton author