What gives a religion the right to claim their fantasy is correct and the rest false?

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How is atheism bleak? This suggests that belief (or lack of) affects reality. And it's not a choice, it's a state of mind. It's not a philosophy one picks. And bleak? Why? There has to be some weird voyeur out there, or else stuff is really bad?

Clearly an atheist who is still alive can cope with life without needing imaginary characters.

Yeah, either gods exist, or they do not. A bit tricky to tell since they never get defined properly. But as seen in my "why should I care" thread, no one can even give me a good answer as to what difference it makes anyway. I feel it's often an emotional crutch some people are scared to throw aside.