Quote:The benefits of abandoning faith, for me, seem slim.
Athists would agree in the history of our species that the odds of excaping fantasy are slim. Humans have fought for Isis, Thor, Apolo, just as bravely and vaiiantly as any Muslim, Jew or Christian, and none of those brave people are alive today.
The benfit of abandoning superstition of any ilk or label, is that you think first before you act. Superstition requires you to shoot first and ask questionts later. I agree that is the norm, but it does not have to be.