Religion provides hope

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Red herring


Is this desirable?

This argument is comparable to the statement, "It would be cruel to take away someone's antidepressants, since that person would succumb to depression". This may be true in some (perhaps even many) cases, but in general it is better to raise people not to require drugs to be happy. Similarly, it is better to be able to find hope and meaning without having to resort to religion.

Religion also provides despair

This argument also ignores the fact that for many people, religion brings unhappiness: in many forms of religion, people are told that having sexual thoughts is a sin; homosexuals are told that they are vile and wicked; and some denominations preach that all humans, no matter how much good they do, are miserable sinners who deserve to be tortured for all eternity.


Many forms of Christianity teach that the majority of mankind will go to [[Hell]. fearing this causes great distress during life. It distresses dying people. It distresses bereaved friends and relatives after someone has died. It is difficult to estimate scientifically how much unhappiness is caused this way. Many people are reluctant to admit how far they fear that they are sinners or how far they fear that their dead loved ones were sinners.

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