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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well, mostly for community and also because being irreligious isn't any better. [/quote]

Not being religious is better in that it is realistic.  It allows you to appreciate the one life you have and to not  expect an eternal life in heaven.[/quote]
[b]There are religions that don't expect a heavenly eternal afterlife.[/b] The options are not a binary between evangelical Christianity or atheism.[/quote]

True. But for the purposes of this forum, approx 2/3 of American adults believe or identify with one of the Abrahamic religions, with Christians being the overwhelming majority. [/quote]
But why not say "Christian" when you mean Christian? It just looks ignorant to generalize when the intent is clearly about Christian beliefs.[/quote]

Huh?[/quote]
Why not say "Not being [Christian] is better in that it is realistic.  It allows you to appreciate the one life you have and to not  expect an eternal life in heaven." ?

Why not be specific about who you're talking about? You're not actually talking about religious people generally. You're talking about Christians, so just say that. By arguing against being "religious" and then defining that by a set of Christian-specific beliefs, you come across as ignorant.[/quote]

Again, huh?

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