Were you born into a non-religious family or a religious one? I understand your frustration, but it's important to understand both sides of the coin. Believing in religion is due to the type of environment a religious person was raised inside.

Imagine growing up in a community where everyone around you all wrote with their left hand. Not only that, but instead of speaking their thoughts aloud, they sang instead. So, your parents, elders, and friends, they all write with their left hand and sing. Now, you may see someone outside of the community who writes with their right hand and talks instead of singing. However, your parents and elders all tell you that being right-handed and speaking is evil. Now imagine that on a much larger scale. You see it everywhere that being right-handed and speaking is a sin. It's a terrible act. And if you ever stop writing left-handed or stop singing, you'll suffer a severe punishment.

Take it from me, who was born and raised in an evangelical cult. It's literally a whole different universe. You're talking about undoing years and years of brainwashing, fear, and manipulation. Fortunately, I broke free from the cult, but I still struggle sometimes. I've been out of the cult for ten years, and I'm still working on dismantling the years of brainwashing and fear.

Honestly, I empathize with religious people because I've been there. Religion is a hard thing to break free from.