A few weeks ago I was listening to Joe and Brother Richard on the Atheist News podcast where they asked what should your religion be replaced with when you become an atheist? The implication being that there would be a religion sized hole remaining.
I instantly remembered paying off my student loans. Many, many years ago I had worked hard, paid off my student loans early and was faced with the problem of what to do with the extra money.
At the time, I though that it would be a good idea to invest that money in booze. My girlfriend and I planned use that money to investigate the entire booze spectrum. For some reason we started at Vodka.
I never really got off the Vodka part of the booze spectrum: there are a lot of brands of vodka out there! We soon realized that the, now freed up, loan payment bought a lot of booze, probably more than we could safely drink. We found other things to buy, and started an investment plan.
So, now if you ask me what you should do with the religion sized hole you are left with when you become an atheist, I will ask you "What will you do with the loan payments you were making to the debt that is paid off?"
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