Following atheism is just never daring to look beneath the veil. Never taking a sip from the wizards brew. Standing at the shore, but never sailing the sea.

Following a preacher is no better. You cannot substitute experience with a pre-packaged meal labelled truth. Read the books, bathe in the water of life, let the fire inside you take the reins and lead you. You must set aside your ego, and look past the masks of both preacher and skeptic. Look within and you may see what is without. Don't be fooled by the cosmic circus. Let yourself remember who you are.