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And the thing is, unlike someone's sexual orientation, which they are born with, someone's religious beliefs are actually a choice. A lifestyle, if you so will. They're not something you're born with, but something you're taught.
If no kids were indoctrinated into religion, there would be significantly less religious people, I can dream.
The majority of people need to be taught religion when their kids to believe in it before they develop their critical thinking skills, once you're an adult and have critical thinking skills it takes a much more unintelligent or wishful thinking person to invest in the idea of religion.
I like the thought exercise of; consider you as you are now never heard of religion/higher powers/all the gods. Now picture yourself being spoken to by a pastor of the lord Jesus christ. You'd think this guy is absolutely batshit and shouldn't be out walking around. Certainly at the very least not be allowed to indoctrin more to their causw within a tax free building paid for largely by taxes.
Indoctrination is a thing, and it is extremely damaging. Both while inside, and also once free. They (the parents) will build their (the child) lives around X people, doing X things, not Y things, and if you do Y things you’re no longer X.
I’m from Utah. The number of friends I’ve had who were ‘excommunicated’ from their friends, families and lives is huge.
I do agree with you for the most part, I just think it’s something to understand.