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Religious Conviction. Blaise Pascal said this. And he had it right, for the most part. Today's religion is not the way to a closer connection to "God". Religion, as we know it today, is an administrative bureaucracy that works to control one's ability to get closer to "God". Mark Twain said, "Man is the only animal that loves his neighbor as himself and cuts his throat if his religion isn't straight (the "correct" religion)." Today's religions, in the form of going to church, performing rituals... Sign in to see full entry.