[A23993]

If you really feel that the cruelty done in God’s name outweighs the mercy, and if you have no faith of your own to defend, then it seems you should be free to take a low opinion of religion. And unless you suddenly change your nature and start believing in an all-benevolent deity, there is probably no way you’re going to discover anything new about religion that’s good enough to cancel out the evil you’ve already noted. So you’re likely to have better luck changing your feelings about religion than your thoughts about it, and exposing yourself to more of the benefits you already know it has. You could get involved in some church’s charity or anti-bigotry efforts, for instance. You could also try and notice how rare extremists are among believers.

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Name : A23993, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : asexual, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Atheist, Age : 22, City : West Hartford, State : CT, Country : United States, Occupation : programmer, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Lower middle class, 

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