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Not leaking, atheism is the default belief everyone is born with.
As a parent of 3 I very strongly disagree with this.
Kids are superstitious as fuck. Man's natural state is believing in the supernatural because of how our brains work to piece together information.
The supernatural, yes. Someone else's rigidly defined and extremely authoritarian guilt-based explanation of the supernatural though? Nothing natural about that.
It's NOT natural for a child, being naturally curious and expressive, to be told "this is the only truth and if you don't agree then that makes you a bad person who's going to suffer for eternity"
You're right that it is human psychology but Supernatural / God is an easy explanation for things we don't understand because it doesn't actually explain why things happen, it is a scapegoat that avoids answering the question. In the absence of information, it is more comfortable to feel like we have an understanding of something rather than admit we don't know why it happens , so we are inclined to believe the leading theory even if it doesn't have supporting evidence.
As we grow and learn about the knowledge modern humans have gathered, we understand why things actually happen. For example, humans used to think a sun god pulled the sun across the sky, then we learned about the solar system. As the breadth of scientific knowledge grows, the areas for supernatural/religious claims shrink.
Not walking is also default when youre born, guess what, life happens, it changes you
If you were to hit a reset button on the world and every human started over with no memory, they would definitely be walking, but there would not be identical organized religions. This is because walking is natural and religion is a creation of man's imagination.
Why do they have to be identical? Religion would happen like it already has, that was my point
I said identical because if there was an inherent truth to any one religion then it would be replicated. It's true that other religions would inevitably pop up, but that doesn't mean they would have any credibility, they would just be random new god(s).
Thats irrelevant the topic you replied to was would religion happen despite being born atheist? The answer is yes
Actually, there is plenty of evidence that as technology and education improves around the world, religion decreases. Most people who are raised in a non-religious family remain unaffiliated. Those who are raised Christian are less likely to remain religious with each passing year.
This is why I don't think religion would take over the world again after a reset, it would remain a minority belief. The Internet allows people to research all religions and come to conclusions on their own.
https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2022/09/13/how-u-s-religious-composition-has-changed-in-recent-decades/
Your deity of choice (It honestly doesn't matter which religion you subscribe to) saw fit to include the ability for walking, built in.
A feral child wouldn't lack for the ability to move, they just need to survive that long.
This C(c)reator(s) must have been too shy/wise/unknowable to also include the knowledge of their magnificence without another person telling you what to believe however.
If this is what you truly believe, fine. But "life happens" with or without belief in a God.
Yes it can happen, like I said life changes you, so mentioning default state means nothing
If you dont grow up and grow away from imaginary religious nonsense, you are still crawling around on the ground.
sure whatever dehumanizing fantasies make you feel better bud
Dehumanizing fantasies that make you feel better is exactly the sort of imaginary religious nonsense that you need to evolve your thought processes away from, pal.
There are a lot of atheist. But there are a lot more believers. Just you do you brother