A simple way to think about religion is that it is a camp fire. And the "believer" wants only to warm themselves by that fire, and depend upon it to protect them from anything that lurks in the darkness beyond.
The rebel is the one who lights a torch from that fire and ventures forth, not with an intention to burn everything that causes them the least amount of fear in their journey, but to illuminate all that exists in the world, so they may learn from it. For it is only by learning from everything, that we can ever begin to know ourselves.
For only when we are fully willingly to accept who we are, are we able to change and become whatever we wish. But to do that, we must first have the courage to leave the camp fire, for even though it warms us with its heat, its glow blinds us to everything there is to see - until all we can see is the campfire itself.
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