T.G.G. Moogly
Traditional Atheist
That doesn't contradict my simile. If government tried to eradicate junk food, that would spring right back too.
Do we want to live in a world where people aren't free to make their own choices / believe what they want to? Should every part of a culture be about efficiency / logic?
One of the contradictions in the anti-religion argument is that the conclusion of scientific thought is that human behaviour doesn't work in the benefit of the species, and yet we still hold onto the idea that we're evolving away from religion on the march of social progress. Science tells us that religious-thinking is an intrinsic part of our world, and yet those who embrace science don't seem to understand this point. To me this comes across as just another version of dogma, rather than the actual practice of scientific deduction and following evidence to a sound conclusion.
I get why people might want to complain about religion, and I understand how living in a world with completely unreasonable people is a bit jarring. But to me there's more peace and beauty in seeing it as it is, than falling under the delusion that religion is an accident / defect of our history.
People of a rational, scientific bent understand the draw of magic and fantasy. If a kid can believe in magic, certainly adults can as well. It's just brain architecture and exposure, easy enough to understand.