Atheism is unstoppable.

[Deesse23]

We could no doubt live long and happy lives without knowing what this "something" is, but if we're going to criticize other people we have a duty to know what they really think. Just asserting that their reasons are bad -- that they are brainwashed or can't think straight -- is not sufficient.

(Shifting of) burden of proof: If people (including you) claim that religion provides *something*, then you need to demonstrate what this *something* is. We dont assert bad reasons, we reject claims without evidence and you may restate this as saying *their reasons are bad*. You may claim that you have evidence and we are unjustified to reject tham, but this would be poisoning the well.

Other people have more conscious, thoughtful reasons. I have spoken to some of them on line. Have you never interacted with a single religious person whom you respect?

If these reasons are good reasons to believe in this *something*, then please present them.
I may respect religious persons, but that does not mean i am accepting their claims, that would be an argumentum ad verecundiam. their claims have to have their own merit.

Whatever: burden.of.proof
We dont have to accept that *something* of religion until proven otherwise. Thats not how logic and reason works.