>atheists like Me, who sees only natural processes guided by the laws of nature What is the difference between god and nature? Are they not one and the same? Do they not imply the same thing? Anthropomorphizing reality and putting our ideas and thoughts before what is actually there is an illusion. It's hard to read things at face value without putting our own two cents into it, I suppose it is natural, our competitive nature wants to win and tries to establish dominance any way it can. Things work and flow so much better once a natural hierarchy is established, and it's hard to establish that when the only social cues are words. I don't want to be in charge of anything, I just want to be the charge. Positive charge, negative charge, doesn't matter. The mind gets in the way of our true selves, in the same breath we grow attached to mind, we use it so much that we identify with it, just like we identify with a car we obsess over, or a girl, or whatever. We lose our true selves to that thing, this isn't good or bad, it just is. Chemicals don't care if they make or break bonds, it's a natural process, same with people. They come and go. I will say though, if people give you bad vibes, axe them, axe them from your life, and don't second guess yourself. That friction is only going to get worse, it's better for everyone in the long run.