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adjl posted...

Eh, I'm reading it the same way I'd read "everyone should have at least a couple good friends": It's not "Everyone who doesn't have friends should be forced to do so" (which would be fascist), it's "It's a good idea for everyone to have friends" (which is decidedly less so). It's just always a bit dicey saying things like that about religion because of how many societies do force people to be religious and how many problems that's caused (particularly where forcing people into spirituality means you don't get any of the benefits of conducting personal introspection on your own terms).

The desire to mandate forced spiritual or religious involvement is pure fascism. Don't try to white wash it with wishful thinking. It will eventually be boiled down into forcing people into specific religions for control over their thoughts and actions. If you think otherwise youre horribly naive.