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why are atheists on the Internet becoming so obnoxious again. Hot take I don't really give a fuck if you think I'm obsessed with an imaginary friend or something? It actually really doesn't matter whether G-d is real or not. I know that doesn't make sense to a lot of atheists, but my religion doesn't depend on G-d being real. If They don't exist, I'm still getting a lot of good out of religion. A lot of comfort and guidance and wisdom. And community. And that's the actually important part. If G-d isn't real, the seder still goes the same way! The words of the Torah don't change! My rabbi is still one of my favorite people to talk to!

dammit-i-rolled-a-3

YES! religion isn’t just the belief in G-d, it’s also community and connection to other people

lostxanadu

a lot of jewish tradition is just good life advice tbh. like praying daily or multiple times a day is a genuinely good way of remembering to stop and think for a little bit on a regular basis. going to shul regularly means you're getting out of the house and seeing people. keeping kosher in some way means, at the very least, you're being mindful of what and how you eat, not to mention that in a time before modern food safety, properly prepared kosher food would prevent cross-contamination and thus limit the spread of disease. shabbat is the foundation of the modern concept of the weekend, culturally instituting regular rest. there's a very balanced and regular rhythm to an observant jewish life that our ancestors took great pains to pass down to us so that when we, their descendants, are faced with times when we don't know what to do, we could turn to them. the entirety of jewish history rests on parents teaching children how to live and i am never more grateful for that than when i have absolutely no idea how to live.