not merely ban religion, but cause people to believe in only sensible, testable things, thereby quashing anything related to religion, would you do it? I think when you ban something , you create an interest or buzz about the subject. Kind of like free advertising. I wouldnt ban religion. But a religon like the Wactower society should be held financially liable for outright lying about not needing an education and the world ending in 1975. If they were held financially liable they would be put out of business. And that's what they are. And if you could cause people to believe only in sensible testable things, you would be God, And even he cant or wont do that. Or he has decided that that would change the journey. In your next life if you want to only believe in sensible testable things come back as a dog, a sheep or a cow. Or just remain a spirit, dont materialize. In the story of Adam and Eve. Everything was good. And they couldnt stand everything being good. They had to stir up the shxt. When you die and go to heaven. Everything will be good. It will be paradise, you will have everything you want your hearts desire, nothing will go wrong. And when you tire of that, you will come back here. It's the only ride, game in town. Thats life. When things are going good here and you have some money and youre young you go to an amusemnt park. Why? To get the shxt scared out of you. To let you know your alive, you exist. Thats the way it is when you become a spirit. You take a body and come here to let yourself know you are alive.