I do, however, think the whole 'you shouldn't need religion to be a good person' facet of criticism to be rather naive. Same with the 'why does God let bad things happen' line of thought.
I'm with you in disliking religion, but I do think it's more sophisticated than you describe.
Of course it's more sophisticated and you'd have to take an extensive dive into each's particular beliefs and as such there's not enough time and space in my life to do it justice. So above is a highly reductionist view on my main niggles that encompass most religions.
Common sentiments, and I completely understand.
I do, however, think the whole 'you shouldn't need religion to be a good person' facet of criticism to be rather naive. Same with the 'why does God let bad things happen' line of thought.
I'm with you in disliking religion, but I do think it's more sophisticated than you describe.
Of course it's more sophisticated and you'd have to take an extensive dive into each's particular beliefs and as such there's not enough time and space in my life to do it justice. So above is a highly reductionist view on my main niggles that encompass most religions.