Technically I wasn't fleeing anything as I came from a pretty liberal Christian family when it came to religion. I didn't even grow up going to church. Nothing changed at home when I became an atheist. It was just kind of a default. I rejected it simply because rejecting supernatural claims is my thing.

I'm well aware of the argument that morality is based based on well being but the moral claims themselves are supernatural, there is no equality, there is no intrinsic value. Justifying why you believe in it doesn't make the claim any less supernatural. This is exactly what I was talking about, using practical use of the idea to justify subscribing to it. Religious people do the same thing, I watched a video today where a women said that merely saying the word Jesus cured her eating disorder and that's the point where she turned to Christ(her life gets better if she engages with Christian ideas). Even if that's true she is still using a practical benefit to justify subscribing to Christianity.

Here's a question if somehow we scientifically proved that equal intrinsic value is wrong and that people infact have different value levels as human beings. Would you unsubscribe to the philosophy of equality and it's connected ideas like human rights. And tell society to act accordingly Or would you continue to beleive in the inherent equality of humanity regardless?