Comparing Religion to Fairy Tales and Myths Equal Atheism

[robvalue]

I agree. I'd go further, it is fairy tales for adults.

Sadly they are not even nice ones, they are generally hideous. And they are way more stupid than childrens' fairy tales. It's not even close.

For sure, as atheists we can view it objectively for what it actually is. We may be able to learn a lot from it, in different ways. But we know that when we close the book, the characters stay on the pages.

The fact that anyone believes any of it is real (beyond a few historical references) smacks me like a hammer in the face every single day.

I don't have a problem with the idea that there is very likely other stuff going on, and stuff that has gone on, which we aren't aware of. It's when people claim to have very specific details about it that they can't possibly know that it becomes laughable. It's OK to say "We don't know yet". It's not an invitation to make up answers.