text: How would an atheist "worship the idea that God is bad" if he/she lacks a belief in said gods?  That to me makes the statement nonsense. You can't feel something is good or bad if you don't think it exists.   As far as "feeling a sense of community and a place refuge", you don't need religion to do that.....you need community. Real...world....community.  How someone can seek solice in make believe friends, and gather together with folks who also allow themselves to make believe as well, and think that's perfectly fine is beyond me.