Autumn Sun ☀️ on Nostr: Definitely. I had a similar "rationalistic" or "hard atheist" phase in my youth, but ...

Definitely. I had a similar "rationalistic" or "hard atheist" phase in my youth, but most of the spiritual or religious inspiration or traditions I've drawn from over time have been Buddhist and Taoist. I simply don't see it as a useful use of my time anymore to "bonk" people on the head about the irrationality of God-belief, but I will speak strongly about the excesses if religion and believers, such as slavery, FGM and "women being half a man" in Islamic countries or the role of Catholic doctrine in causing overpopulation in Africa by denying the use of contraception.

Other than that I've come to wee religion at large as a carrier of tradition and a mediator of societal stability - for better or worse.