Religion (Christianity)

Below are a few of my thoughts about why I do not believe in God, the resurrection of Jesus, and the authority of the bible:

Unfortunately, there is real value in religion. While there are obvious upsides to the benefits it offers, there are also down sides to many of the benefits. The benefits that I see are:

I hesitate to recommend abandoning religion when there are so many real benefits. However I think there are alternative ways to realize these benefits while also avoiding the downsides. Here are the corresponding downsides that I can think of for the above benefits: