There’s nothing stopping atheists from being religious. There’s nothing in particular driving atheists toward any specific religion, either. While it’s often fun to consider what benefits a particular religion could have or religious thinking in general might provide (whether that’s practical/social/evolutionary), it’s not a very good description of why people are religious, assume a religion, or leave one.
We don’t think to ourselves “what can I get out of this” when apprehending our religious convictions. Thats a transactional superstition and if anyone thinks it’s compelling consider the inanity of trying to convert by bargaining. Or the misery of those who had very clear and existential reasons to assume a particular reason…and still refused.
There’s only one reason to be religious, no matter what the religion is. A deep and genuine conviction in whatever the religion is.
We don’t think to ourselves “what can I get out of this” when apprehending our religious convictions. Thats a transactional superstition and if anyone thinks it’s compelling consider the inanity of trying to convert by bargaining. Or the misery of those who had very clear and existential reasons to assume a particular reason…and still refused.
There’s only one reason to be religious, no matter what the religion is. A deep and genuine conviction in whatever the religion is.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
