I don't think Jacob is actually suggesting that Religions only consist of fruitcakes and raving lunatics. I think Jacob is saying that he finds Religions give people a sort of clouded outlook on what they must do in life. Such deluded people often become fanatic, paranoid, insecure, and even insane.
I might be wrong here, but that's just how I interpreted what he was saying. And I have to say that I agree with him. I have witnessed allot of fanatic behaviour in churches, with the most major cases being confined within the modern church. It seems that old style church congregations seem to produce very insecure, god-fearing people, who try their very best to make their lives godworthy, and the modern church congregations produce quite outspoken, weird, fanatics, hell-bent on cramming the word of god down peoples mouths.
I've seen people crying uncontrollably, laughing uncontrollably, and rolling around on the floor blabbering and quivering. Almost as though they were having an epileptic fit. And I have to say, it did frighten me.
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