Welcome Mr. Smith. I applaud your efforts to understand why there are people drawn to hold both of those perspectives.
On the surface it can seem that religion is just a tradition based on a mistake. But that response is probably too glib. Hard atheism also is probably a position that is too much ado about something we consider to be nothing. Most of us here are not hard atheists. But Rhythm in particular can make a pretty compelling case for anti-theism in regards to Christianity.
Perhaps you'd like to elaborate on your own views. There are plenty of soap boxes lying about. Grab anyone of them and have at it.
On the surface it can seem that religion is just a tradition based on a mistake. But that response is probably too glib. Hard atheism also is probably a position that is too much ado about something we consider to be nothing. Most of us here are not hard atheists. But Rhythm in particular can make a pretty compelling case for anti-theism in regards to Christianity.
Perhaps you'd like to elaborate on your own views. There are plenty of soap boxes lying about. Grab anyone of them and have at it.
