it's the same thing with organized religion. my language towards religion is pretty violent, and if you're not paying close enough attention you might conclude that i'm some kind of evil nihilist or something. but, i think that religion should be abolished precisely because i think that it's evil - and that it makes us evil, in turn.

the point of abolishing religion is that it will eliminate a deeply immoral source of powerful coercion. i'm arguing that abolishing religion will make people less immoral.

so, not only am i not a nihilist, but i'm rejecting nietzsche's premise that the death of god will make us horrible. no. i think the death of god will make us more rational, and that will in turn make us better. god is the problem, not the solution.