A message to the Religious

[Dystopia]

I sometimes think similarly - It's so obvious right? It's not like I think god has been disproved, but why not step on the side with the odds? No one loses anything for being an atheist, and if someday someone proves there is a god, you can accept the evidence as a rational human being and start believing (This time with reason) - I think it's obvious, why believe at all? Why go trough the hassle of worshiping and following rules all the time? Sure, I don't think religion is the biggest cause of evil of all time and I dont' think evil will go away without religion - But this isn't about being good or evil or nice or rude, it's about what's more likely to be true. A friend of mine who also studies sociology points out reasons why people believe and why religion is appealing - The thing is, all those reasons are interesting and true (like that religion provides comfort) but none of them, even if interesting for sociologists, says anything about it being true or not, it's just reasons that make people happier or comfortable.

I think there may be a predisposition in people's brains - I can't judge a creationist who doesn't know shit about science and therefore thinks we come from Adam and Eve, or a person who was not taught about how natural is homosexual behavior and therefore thinks it is a sin - I can try to change people's minds, but I try not to pick on people who I know have less skills, it would be like picking on someone who is blind for not seeing.