Last Post: 12:18:48pm, 06/17/2024
No, not at all. I'm an atheist and don't practice any form of religion or spiritual belief outside of karma and a belief in reincarnation after death, and I would never want to get rid of any form of spiritual or religious belief.
Are there bad faith actors that use religion as a way to shield themselves and allow themselves to do bigotry? Yes, absolutely, but the same can be said for pretty much any form of belief - religious or otherwise.
But for every one of those bad faith actors, there are dozens of the silent majority who simply use religion as a way of self-comfort, community gathering, or a way to connect with their racial and familial heritage and tradition, and the very idea of wanting to take that away from people or "do away with it because we don't need it anymore" is so asininely stupid and intolerant, that you may as well be among the bigots you claim religion spawns.
I've seen religion do more good for people then harm in my life, and for that reason alone I would never want it to go away, even if I don't believe or practice in it, and it floors me there are so many people here that honestly think it should be done away with.
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