Weekly "Ask an Atheist" Thread

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[u/Urbenmyth → u/[deleted]]

I mean, the fact they're highly addictive and destructive habits?

I avoid doing things that are detrimental to myself or others because they're detrimental to myself and others. It's a bit odd to ask what I need beyond that- sort of like asking "why do you brush your teeth, not counting tooth decay?"

[u/EmuChance4523 → u/[deleted]]

You mean things like religion?

Yes, they are highly addictive and destructive. They work the same way as a drug (more precisely, they are abuse and manipulation systems, and this induce states similarly to drugs, some causing emotional outbursts or decreasing emotions, causing withdrawal and so on).

Why anyone would send their loved ones to be drugged in their same behavior is nuts to me, but addicts tend to do that.