Atheism is a philosophy of negation, devoid of an argument. Why do then atheists continue their harping? [Spirituality & Religion]

@MrMonnyPenny why?

@TheWildEcho Control... old men controlling the gullible

@newjaninev2 who are the old men and who are the gullible

Two reasons really: Emotional comfort and morality.

How is god/religion emotionally comforting?
1. Heaven - knowing you will see your loved ones again someday and also gives you hope and alleviates fear of death.
2. God as a judge - any injustices faced against you (or anyone else) will be justly retributed in the afterlife.
Also gives you confidence in doing the right thing yourself
3. Life narrative/ meaning - religion provides a great cosmic narrative to feel a part of
4. Community - religious holidays and services are social events and bring communities together

How is God/religion good morally?
1. Rights - It provides absolute backing to individual rights as every single person is made in gods image. This means there is a principle of the sanctity of life.
2. Free will - truth is we have no idea whether we have free will or not. And the implication of humans not having free will is that we are just a bunch of materials slapped together, a meaty robot. This is not a good world view to have, and can lead people to be quite destructive both to others and oneself. Therefore, it is important that religion provides an absolute answer to this: yes we have free will.

Now I must say I don’t believe in a physical entity of god, but I believe in the metaphorical figurehead for a set of values which is called god.

@MrMonnyPenny Thanks, good job He does exist then!!