Religion

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Atheism is by definition a "negative assertion," therefore it cannot be the most logical position to take. (How is this a claim that theism is therefore the most logical? Hint: It's not making such a claim.) As a consequence, the term "delusional" becomes irrelevant and redundant, for if one side is delusional, then so would the other be.

People can be controlled through many means, like holding a donut in the air in front of them. Would that therefore make the donut corrupt or evil? And a gun, whose purpose is to either greatly inflict damage or kill the target of the weapon, is it therefore evil? Is not evil a product of intent? Is not intent a product of the conscious? How then can one claim that an unconscious thing (i.e. "religion") be evil or corrupt? (Assuming "evil" as an established term.) Indeed, you would have to therefore recognize that the claim, "religion is evil," is a falsely attributed claim. As a consequence, "merely a tool to control the masses" is also falsely attributed to religion. Likewise, "limiting scientific advancement" is a false attribution to religion. Even if we were to include the Catholic Church in the definition of "religion" (which would be a false thing to do), any one who has ever read the works of St. Augustine (one of the early fathers of the Catholic Church), you would be quick to recognize that he in no way urged believers to limit science to scripture, but allowed for re-interpretation of scripture based on new scientific findings. This is historical evidence and i have not found any counter evidence to this. Even the flat earth position wasn't promoted by any church authority. Most people here probably won't even be able to provide names of the ones that promoted a flat earth. Try Cosmas Indicopleustes. He had no authority in the Church, and people (including other Christians) even in his time knew better.

Many religious texts make many promises and greatly describe the personalities of their god(s). For that reason, even now, i don't see how any misconceptions of these things can exist. I can only assume the very reason for this is that many people spend more time hearing or reading things from random people than they do reading the religious texts or doing any scholarly research. Indeed, you would not think to yourself, e.g., "If God is all-loving, why is there evil in the world?" after reading the Bible. On the contrary, you would recognize that question doesn't make any Biblical sense. I won't, therefore, attempt to address any straw men on why, e.g., God would not fulfill the wishes of those who ask from Him.