Anti-theism and anti-religion

[Dystopia]

Pickup thanks for the explanation. My problem is I'm not sure if I'm against the god concept per se, I'm mostly against organized religion. I find the god idea do be silly and unfounded, that doesn't mean I'm against people believing in it, just like if people believed in unicorns or dragons I wouldn't care about it. I will be against the god idea if it is used to commit stupidity and stop people from having critical thinking. I've met some smart people who believe in a higher force, I don't think they are compromised by it at all, they just lack a little of critical skills when it comes to questioning god. Maybe I'm an anti-theist, I don't know.

I must ask: do you think belief in unicorns, dragons, or gods contributes to the advancement of humanity, that is, our knowledge about ourselves and our environment, or does it detract from it by promoting a general credulity? Do they add or detract from the average person's ability to think more rationally and morally? And at what point do you say, "Okay, we have real problems to solve and these ideas are hindering an enormous segment of the population from seriously addressing them, generation after generation?"

I guess I'm an anti-theism then... But I'm not necessarily against all religions or gods. If someone created a religion based on free thinking without worshipping any deity, I won't oppose it.

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I am mixed on this. I am obviously anti-religion while not anti-theistic since I see the concept of god as a symbol blown out of proportions. At the same time I enjoy religions while finding no value in them because they encourage dogma.

I enjoy studying religions and comprehending their historical and cultural influences, it's a task I find interesting, when I was in highschool I can recall doing a paper about the 3 biggest religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam) and had a very good mark in the end. How much can the theistic god be separated from religion?