There is no good reason to declare yourself an atheist if you are one. If you are it is obvious that you don't have much interest in theism at all, but I'm sure lead a rich fulfilling life without it. There's no need to rain on someone else's parade. Most people go along with religion for the perks of feasting and presents and gingerbread houses, some even enjoy solely the social aspect, without ever believing an ounce of superstition.
Because believing in an imaginary being isn't good for your survival, but going along with powerful people who tell you to believe in the imaginary being is good for your survival, there is a survival paradox, and only when given the alternative that yes, you can be honest, say what you always wanted to say, that all this god stuff was nonsense, will that paradox stop being a paradox, and all the people who survived off their common sense will say, yeah, I mean, it's definitely not the most important thing in my life, this religion stuff, it probably isn't real, because what is real to me is me and what I'm good at.
So there are more atheists than you know, atheists who just went along for the candy. It is the theists who are the minority insane.
Because believing in an imaginary being isn't good for your survival, but going along with powerful people who tell you to believe in the imaginary being is good for your survival, there is a survival paradox, and only when given the alternative that yes, you can be honest, say what you always wanted to say, that all this god stuff was nonsense, will that paradox stop being a paradox, and all the people who survived off their common sense will say, yeah, I mean, it's definitely not the most important thing in my life, this religion stuff, it probably isn't real, because what is real to me is me and what I'm good at.
So there are more atheists than you know, atheists who just went along for the candy. It is the theists who are the minority insane.
