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I think the biggest issue is religious people that can only view things through the lense of their own perspective equate any belief system with religion. And since we, as humans, categorize everything, everyone has a “belief system,” even if you believe in absolutely nothing (nihilism).

So “atheism” is considered a religion, believing in the scientific method is a religion, and believing in the inherent and equal rights of people is a religion.

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money_loo@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
So much this.

My little brother is religious AF and I’m an atheist, and that whole tidbit was one of the more frustrating things to argue against.

He’d INSIST that if I didn’t have faith in God, I must have faith in something, because it’s human nature to believe.

It’s like, naw bro, maybe that’s just YOUR nature, but it’s like he just couldn’t think outside that type of thing.

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- III@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  
  it’s human nature to believe
  
  This is why children never ask questions like “why”. Not ever, not even a little bit. They just believe they understand and never even inquire.
  
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