I think this is more against what religion has become today, rather than religion on a whole. Established religion, if you will. He mentions one of the masters we please is decree; aka, what the church says, goes, no matter what. Also, Tim says, "and we unknowingly worship icons of ordinary life." This presents the problem represented through the plague metaphor: we hold the church and other corrupt religious ideas so close to our hearts that we lose sight of the truth. This is reinforced through the blind guide and whitewashed tombs. In response to the divine eyes being men idea presented by Amarganth, that is in no way plausible, and you are clearly grasping at straws in order to convince yourself this song is 100% against religion and god. It is against modernized religion, and what I like to call "fake" christians.
I think this is more against what religion has become today, rather than religion on a whole. Established religion, if you will. He mentions one of the masters we please is decree; aka, what the church says, goes, no matter what. Also, Tim says, "and we unknowingly worship icons of ordinary life." This presents the problem represented through the plague metaphor: we hold the church and other corrupt religious ideas so close to our hearts that we lose sight of the truth. This is reinforced through the blind guide and whitewashed tombs. In response to the divine eyes being men idea presented by Amarganth, that is in no way plausible, and you are clearly grasping at straws in order to convince yourself this song is 100% against religion and god. It is against modernized religion, and what I like to call "fake" christians.