Arthur C. Clarke makes a good point here.

It reminds me of something neuroscientist Sam Harris said: Religion is to the human mind what a virus is to a computer. 

Killing for God

At this point, after 16 years of failed attempts to reverse the 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision Citizens United, I would say to the guy who wrote the meme at left, it appears that ship has sailed.

With each passing year, the problem is getting worse. In 2010, the American people at least had the intelligence to be outraged that Big Money owned our congress.

Now, we’ve elected Donald Trump twice, and each day brings a new slap across the face, a new demonstration that he believes we are powerless remove him.

Getting Big Money Out of Government

The rationale expressed at left is what most democracies use to guide their voting.

About half of Americans in our last election, however, use a completely different criterion.  They elect the person who will punish everyone but white male Christians.

Hate and Ignorance–Many Americans Have Different Ideas