Well, religion isn't really a mental illness. I don't care if you do believe or not because that does not concern me.
Truth is, religion serves a very important sociological and psychological function. After all, religion helps to regulate behaviour while also providing emotional and spiritual support to those who need it. And before you say religion has no influence on you, it probably does. All cultures have traditions and values and norms, and many of these come from religious teachings. The laws we abide in society are grounded in religion.
Not to mention, religion is actually a very logical thing. Think about it. If you believe in God and the afterlife, and it turns out to be true, good for you. If it's not true, oh well... But if you don't believe and it's true, well, then sucks to be you.
So the point is, our society is built on religion, even if you don't want it to be and even if you do believe that humans evolved from single-celled organisms entirely by chance, it's still more logical to believe in God.
Truth is, religion serves a very important sociological and psychological function. After all, religion helps to regulate behaviour while also providing emotional and spiritual support to those who need it. And before you say religion has no influence on you, it probably does. All cultures have traditions and values and norms, and many of these come from religious teachings. The laws we abide in society are grounded in religion.
Not to mention, religion is actually a very logical thing. Think about it. If you believe in God and the afterlife, and it turns out to be true, good for you. If it's not true, oh well... But if you don't believe and it's true, well, then sucks to be you.
So the point is, our society is built on religion, even if you don't want it to be and even if you do believe that humans evolved from single-celled organisms entirely by chance, it's still more logical to believe in God.