Ray

@Randomgal Well that’s just not true.

I get that some people are just using religion to justify bad stuff, but a lot are doing bad stuff because their holy book tells them to. Again, someone’s religion is often a worldview that informs everything they do.

You don’t just get to say “well it’s not because of the religion” when a lot of holy books explicitly support the immoral acts they legislate.

@finnbar_m @leftism @atheism I think atheists just want to know if the claims a religion makes are true, because if they aren’t then we should probably build community elsewhere.

It may just be a social activity for you, but a lot of people literally believe in a god and that affects the way they treat people. People are passing harmful laws in the U.S. and other nations right now because of their faith. It’s not just a reason to gather, it’s a worldview.