Why tell anyone?

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The world needs more atheists, plain and simple. A lot of people out there have doubts about the crap they are being fed by various religions, but because the vast majority of the world claims to believe in one of the few major religions, people are genuinely scared to admit that they just don't buy it, and that's sad.

The truth is, religion is largely driven by fear of social rejection.

We need more people to open up and express their doubts, and use reasoning to dictate their beliefs and principles. It's rough, at first, I know, but it's for the best. My whole family is religious, and it took some adjustment for them to accept that I no longer subscribe to any religion. But they eventually did accept that fact. Even more, most of the people I know are hesitant to even mention the subject of religion around me, because they know I have sound reasons for rejecting it, and they don't want to be exposed to that reasoning.

I actually love the subject of religion to come up in almost any and every situation, seeing it as an opportunity to convey sound reasoning to people who have, for whatever, chosen not to use it.

In my opinion, the next significant phase of social evolution will be the prevailing of critical thinking. There are simply too few of us right now, but many are hiding in the closet.