so i was thinkin t'other day about the whole notion of god and belief n stuff, that in turn got me thinkin about insane people in psychiatric hostpitals, the two go hand in hand in my opinion.
heres a for instance: i wake up in the morning after having an unusually vivid dream where i am visited by a being from another world, a superintelligent being of some sort or another, she/he tells me some stuff about what is really going on in the world and gives me some tips on how to live better and be a better person, for the good of myself and those around me. i go out into the world and start spreading the news, stand up on a soap box in some place like down town new york or london or your average suburban shopping mall and just start shouting to anyone and everyone about my "vision". at the very least people will dismiss me as just another wacko, at worst i will find myself in the mental health system being "examined". if, whilst in the care of these mental health proffessionals i continue with my rant about otherworldly superbeings and cleaner living, i wouldn't see the light of day again. certainly not before some electro shock therapy, medication and countless "examinations".

or

i could wake up one morning after a massive bender, decide enough is enough, have a moment of clarity and devote the rest of my life to the service of god., go out into the world and start preaching the "word". i could very easily find myself a place of worship, discussion groups and church picnics where my fellow saved souls and i can debate the pros and cons of pleasures of the flesh, eating fish on friday or removing part of my sons penis. all of which are completely "sane" "normal" conversation topics. i could build a chapel out of glass, preach my "word" to a congregation of thousands and sleep soundly at night knowing i have been true to the service of a deity i have never seen or heard from. wake up and read passages from a book i have been assured is the word of this so called "god", abstain from that which i once enjoyed, encourage my friends and family to do the same therefore joining billions of people all over the world in their belief and worship of this great unseen superbeing.

so i am left wondering which belief is the most "insane". the person who believes in one being so much that they will kill themself in its name, allow themself to be killed rather than renounce its name or even dress and cut my hair a certain way and live as basic a life as possible in order to follow the word of the superintelligent being that came to them in a dream.

 now i was brought up as a catholic, in a conservative catholic country, went to church and attended catholic school, served as an alter boy and read the bible. i have the greatest respect for anyone who can live a life in the service of something greater than themself and show such self control as to abstain from all the seven cardinal sins, all of their life.
however, the only difference i see between the "insane" person who talks to "aliens" and the devout believer in god is force of numbers. there are far more people who claim comunication with "god" albeit one way, than there are believers in UFO's and little green men. 
 it is therefore even more confusing as to why there are so many similar drawings, scetches and paintings of aliens and not really any acurate depictions of this so called GOD.