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[quote=Anonymous]Some harms of believing:

The discouragement of rational, critical thought.

Vilification of homosexuality, resulting in discrimination, parents disowning their children, murder, and suicide.

Women treated like second class citizens based on religious teachings.

Children growing up to hate and fear science and scientists, because science disproves their parents' religion - leading to appalling scientific illiteracy.

People aren't making the most of this life because of their belief in an afterlife.

People dying - and letting their children die - because their religion forbids accepting medical help.

Women having septic abortions -- or being forced to have unwanted children they resent -- because religious organizations have gotten laws passed making abortion illegal or inaccessible.

Censorship (often destructive) of speech, art, books, music, films, poetry, songs and, if possible, thought.

Children spending the period of their lives when the brain is most receptive to learning new information reading, rereading, and even memorizing religious texts.

Holy wars - followers of different faiths (or even the same faith) killing each other in the name of their (benevolent, loving and merciful) gods.

The destruction of great works of art considered to be pornographic/blasphemous, and the persecution of the artists.

Slavery condoned by religious texts.

School boards having to spend time and money and resources on the fight to have evolution taught in the schools.

Hardship compounded by the guilt required to reconcile the idea of a fair god with reality ("why is God punishing me? What have I done wrong? Don't I have enough faith?").

Human achievements - from skillful surgery to emergency landings - attributed to gods instead of to the people actually responsible.

Billions spent to build, maintain, and staff houses of worship.

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