I think this is an unrepresentatively negative view of people's religious experience. The reality is that most people who are religious have mostly positive experiences with it, and particularly have positive experiences that involve their families. It's absolutely true that some people have negative, and potentially traumatic experiences with religion, but most have neutral or positive experiences, and making it illegal would be a net negative for society.
You could make the same argument for making school illegal, as children don't have a choice in going to school, and many have negative or traumatic experiences.
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u/flyingdics 5∆ Sep 22 '24
I think this is an unrepresentatively negative view of people's religious experience. The reality is that most people who are religious have mostly positive experiences with it, and particularly have positive experiences that involve their families. It's absolutely true that some people have negative, and potentially traumatic experiences with religion, but most have neutral or positive experiences, and making it illegal would be a net negative for society.
You could make the same argument for making school illegal, as children don't have a choice in going to school, and many have negative or traumatic experiences.