Reply #3

Atheists feel like fish - religion is the water.

It's everywhere.

Look at it through our eyes - and I hate to use the Santa Claus analogy, but it really is the only comparison that fits...

How would you feel if the vast majority of people lived their lives as though Santa was real?
They live their lives by Santa and his teachings, constantly infer that anyone who doesn't believe in Santa is less of a human, and try to get Santa and his teachings to touch/affect every part of our lives - how would you feel?

Wouldn't you want to stand up and say "WTF!! Santa isn't real - why is this belief so entrenched in our society?"

Or something like that...