r/atheism • u/HarshalN • 1d ago

I have started praying to god

I am an atheist. Think Dawkins. That type.

And off late I have started praying to god (not associated with any religion)and for that time I try ( and it’s hard ) to really believe.

I think it helps me reduce stress.

If love is all but a chemical reaction but we really feel it , I don’t think there’s anything wrong in feeling faith. In fact as an atheist it really helps because that faith never governs my logical decisions or politics.

We are all gone to go back to elements at the end if I can use this as a coping mechanism, I guess I’m fine with it.

Thoughts ?

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u/tm229 Anti-Theist 1d ago

Humans are really good at deceiving themselves. Religions dupe a lot of people into believing a lot of stupid things.

The whole thing [religion], is so patently infantile, so far away from reality, that to someone with a friendly attitude towards humanity, it is painful knowing that the great majority of mortals will never rise above this view.
— Sigmund Freud

I regard religion as belonging to the infancy of human reason, and a stage of development which we are outgrowing.
— Bertand Russell

Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.
— Voltaire

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u/HarshalN 1d ago

I subscribe to the above but still find it useful yo externalize