Again, what is "better" for you may not be better for others. Using what you know and believe to inform yourself is fine. Saying that your method is better and others should adopt it is proselytizing and very similar to what fundamentalists do.
Challenging those whose beliefs or faiths are infringing on your own rights makes sense to me. Challenging everyone who holds beliefs or faith which you do not share does not.
Rationality is a code word in this context and I again assert that it is used as a weapon to dismiss people of faith. You use it the same way that you use gullible and other pejorative terms to denigrate those who see the world differently than you. That they are diminished to you does not surprise me at all. Again, the comparison to one-wayers seems glaringly obvious.
Of course religion has been used to explain the unexplainable and it will continue to do so. And many scientists will say that every time science answers a question, it also presents new ones. This has absolutely nothing to do with mental illness.
Religion is not slowly dying off, but it is changing. I agree that it is not necessary for the things you describe, but for many, it is the thing that provides it for them.
The link you supply is pretty funny. I hope you realize that the conclusion in this article is that demon possession can be a real thing and not a mental illness. You may want to look for alternative articles to bolster your argument.
And, as usual, when one is flailing in a debate, they resort to the ad hom. I am very adept at using the internet, can be quite serious and find discussions of semantics to be educational at times and trite at others.
Nice talking to you. See you around the campfire.
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