I've heard it said that religion is a crutch and the opiate of the people. I'm not really understanding why that is such a big issue. After all, if you have a headache, you take aspirin to take the pain away. If you are crippled, you use a walker or a wheelchair to get around. No one criticizes the handicapped person for using the apparatus that makes their life easier. Why then do atheists criticize the Christian for using something that enables them to get through life easier? People in general use all kinds of things to enable them to survive, whether it be drugs, alcohol, sex, violence. All addictions and obsessions are coping mechanisms. They are merely the thing that a human uses to pacify and soothe the hurt they feel. Call it self medicating if you want. All of us have something.
So if someone uses drugs, yoga, prayer, etc., isn't it simply a crutch? Aren't they all a tool or mechanism that we as humans use to make it through the day?
I use several things and have used even more than the things listed to survive this life. I would ask my friends and family to not criticize my methods, or my "drug of choice".
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