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Originally Posted by Keith 
I never implied otherwise. I was purely referring to the human preference for internal knowledge over external.
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Nor did I intend to imply that you implied otherwise.
Although, it does occurr to me that the statement you just made (about the human preference for internal logic) could be debated as well, but I won't do that, since I think we've already established that all non-scientific logic is heavily debateable and that such debates say more about those arguing than anything they're arguing about.
And I think you've all seen well enough inside my psyche for one thread.
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In both these cases people retain control. In the first they are accepting the absorption of external knowledge that they have deliberately sought out and vetted. In the latter they follow because the leader is leading in a direction they want to go. If he suddenly veers off, resentment will appear.
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We are all told what to do. There are laws, after all -- both secular and dogmatic (many of those closely related). There are many laws of both varieties that I don't particularly "want" to follow that I don't necessarily resent. And where I draw the line between blind compliance and resentment is not the same place where others will draw their lines.
If the point you're trying to make (I'm not sure) is that religion's tendency to "tell people what to do," causes too much resentment for religion to remain useful to millions of people, I politely disagree. If you're trying to say something else, do carry on.
I'm going to try to start following my own advice now.