Religion is a scam built to take advantage and control the uneducated masses.

Many religions are. The ones that focus inward to better yourself are not bothering anyone. When was the last time a Buddhist knocked on your door and asked you to find Buddha?

Edit: The self-righteousness of some atheists is truly hypocritical. Persecution is wrong, whether it’s of an atheist by a religious person, or vice versa. Yet another reason to be disappointed in my fellow man, I guess.

They fall into the same category of people that look inward and find themselves as a train or an anime character or some other spirit animal / past life bullshit.

These are all people that need mental help and prescription medication.

That’s where atheists overstep. Why does it matter what someone believes if it has no effect on you? Isn’t that exactly what you criticize the religious of doing?

Other people’s beliefs directly impact me constantly through laws justified by religious doctrine, social pressures, imposing themselves into government offices, and being used to promote lying politicians who claim to be members but never following the teachings while gaining votes for being on the same team.

It has negatively affected me my entire life, even if it isn’t a obvious as racism and misogyny.