So.. I watched a religion video

Well what's a lions purpose? They simply search for food, have sex, sleep, and then repeat the process the next day. We got to where we are by the same trial of evolution as any other creature and were made of the exact same organic matter. What gives our lives any more purpose than these animals that surround us? We may be intelligent and capable of questioning the world around us, but we did not always possess that ability. We live by the same principles, simply more accessible and more sophisticated.

Rather than have to painstakingly hunt for food, we can simply walk on over to Wal-mart or Save-on-Foods or Safeway, etc... We live to eat, supply our body with nourishment, dispose of the excess waste, and all else is entertainment. I just disagree with the fact that Humans intelligence has led to us irrefutably believing in some higher purpose, like our intelligence was some gift. Our intelligence arose because we were the feeblest creatures in the wild that relied on tools and foraged invention.

Religion provides the excuse to cease curiosity. I don't mind if you choose to believe in a God, we all need to feel like we're here for something, like we're not just here to squander and then die and decompose. In fact, I WISH I could share the same faith as you, I admire your faith. But if it begins to conflict with your curiosity to decipher the world around you, we've encountered a problem. How does it not spark your interest that we can render an equation to solve the planets orbits?

Religion is by no means evil, or bad. It is the people who abuse it that are evil or bad. You see, our species is very easily manipulated (SHOCKING). Through-out our history we only allowed a basic education to the privileged, wealthy citizens. So you can imagine that through-out our history as a species, we've had an abundance of barbaric, instinct driven people. What are you without your fundamental basis in English? You're no different than the other primates who can't communicate.. Without the ability to translate your thoughts into a rational, logical, and sensible reasoning, you'd be no different than our Neanderthal ancestors who relied on their primal knowledge.