Harry Pitts compares organized religion to using a quantum supercomputer as a cutting board. He argues churches reduce the kingdom of God, which he calls the most powerful concept in the universe, to weekly meetings and songs instead of unleashing its actual potential.
Imagine purchasing the most sophisticated supercomputer ever engineered, a quantum machine capable of modeling the entire universe, curing complex genetic diseases, and engaging in everything that is known in culture, bilingual, and being able not only to be able to speak multiple languages and translate those languages, But have the ability to manage global economies in milliseconds. Now imagine taking that same priceless machine, placing it on your kitchen counter, and using it exclusively as a cutting board for chopping onions. Hmm. Does it work as a cutting board? Yes, it does. It has a flat surface. It is durable, but Using it that way is an insult to the engineer who designed it. It is a tragic criminal misuse of potential. And this is exactly what religion has done to humanity. We've taken the most powerful concept in the universe, the kingdom of God, and reduced it to a weekly meeting where we sing songs, listen to a motivational speech, and wait to die so we can go to heaven.
