atheism and irrational thinking

[Child of Stardust]

I agree with you; this has long been my position regarding religion. It is irrational, yes, but it is not just some massive error in logical reasoning that can be corrected simply by demonstrating how it doesn't make sense. It persists because we have a strong genetic predisposition to it...because it's a part of human nature. That doesn't mean it's necessarily a good thing to have around in modern society. It doesn't mean thinking rationally isn't important. And it certainly doesn't mean religions are true. It's merely to say that focusing on how irrational religion is kind of misses the point...at least if you want to study it as opposed to simply debunking it.