So Religion.

Wandered past a church in Clifton on the way to a dinner party tonight and saw all these old people in mega-expensive cars parking up and heading in.

And I thought, why do people believe in god really? Why do they live their lives doing good deeds and not doing bad deeds otherwise they won't get into paradise at the end? Surely that's bribery, or at least a spiritual Asbo?

Or Islam, where you live your life according to the Koran and end up with 70 virgins and a life full of sherbert. In my childhood that was just my local sweet shop before school (although nowadays I doubt very much that the same is true).

Wouldn't it be better if we just did things from a social conscience? That the Rich looked after the Poor, that the Young looked after the Old, that the Industrious looked after lazy fuckers like me - and all because they actually wanted to, not that they thought some boogey-man watching over them would deny them backstage passes to the gig of eternity.

Ho hum. Each to their own. Some weirdos think piercings are attractive.... :-P