I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately. I’ve been thinking mostly about religion, and the way that it’s propagated throughout society, and I believe I’ve come up with a relevant, logical answer to this question. How is it that religious propaganda is transmitted to others, despite the fact that scientific evidence disproves every claim that the religion in question asserts?

Think of it this way… You go to a show. You hear a new band, that no one has really heard before. You tell everyone you know about this band that you love so much. Your friends may or may not like the band, but whether they like the band or not, they spread the message to everyone they know, because they think it’s stylish to like this band.

Well, the band eventually has enough followers that they become mainstream. You hear them everywhere, on the radio, on television. You can’t escape them. They are now a household name. There will be some people who hate them, but are afraid to denounce them publicly, because they have an overwhelming desire to “fit in.” Then there are those who love them, and aren’t afraid to proclaim their love for this band publicly. Then there are the people who see the band for what they truly are, and are not ashamed to denounce them publicly. The band I’m thinking of is Nickelback. The religion I’m referring to, of course, is Christianity.

Nickelback is probably the worst band ever. Seriously. They suck. Christianity is probably the worst religion ever (of course, my opinion is quite biased, living in a Christian society). People who hate them (Nickelback) but are afraid to say so, are Christians. People who love them and aren’t afraid to say so are also Christians. People who see them for what they truly are, are atheists. (Note for my more stupid readers: This is all metaphor.)

I’m sure most atheists have failed when trying to de-convert Christians. This is because they’re such die-hard fans of Christianity that they’d never even consider denouncing their faith. I’m sure that at least 3,203 of my readers have encountered fans of (insert shitty band name here) Nickelback, and have tried to convince them that they have horrible taste in music, but failed. This is because these people are such die-hard fans of Nickelback, that they would never even consider hating them. People are sheep. They are afraid to differ from the accepted norm. Unfortunately for the more intelligent among us, the accepted norm is belief in magical, bronze-age fairy tales.

The point of this article is that you can’t convince stupid people that they’re wrong, because you’re smarter than they are, (unless you’re one of my readers) and they don’t understand intelligent arguments. The reason we can’t convince people that Nickelback is a shitty band is the same reason we can’t convince Christians that their religion is incredibly dumb.

Q.E.D.