The Argutus grinned slightly upon hearing the words "such fools". He enjoyed watching religion get put down by an exogen, it refreshing to know that it was not only they who saw religion as an obstacle and as something illogical "In that case they are being deceived are they not? And all those who deceive have an ulterior motive, oft one which will cause enslavement, death or some other benefit to the deceiver and detriment to the deceived. In short, it could be either, or both, depending on the deceiver. Regardless, its an elaborate confidence trick, and those so conned are either illogical, foolish or gullible. Of course, the masses are always gullible" He shot a glance to the Equestrians as he said that "And there is almost always a cost that will cripple the deceived and may, as you say, lead to their eventual destruction. Exogens are never simple matters, and their culture is often so clumped with religion they can spend centuries cutting it back out. Religion leads to wars like the human common sense war, regardless of whether the being is real or not, and that can bring about extinction events. In other cases, such as the Equestrians, it leads to advancement, but as we have seen the war like tendency holds true. We conclude that all religious roads, whether the 'god' be real or fictional, come to ruin"