re: #96 researchok

How did religion poison his life?

Simply because it did- in your opinion?

He spends time feeling his life is not worth living because he “made the Lord angry”

Do you really believe only religious people are wracked with guilt over behaviors they are ashamed of?

Heck no, but non religious people do not have to spend time feeling their life is not worth living because they made some possibly fictional being angry.

Lastly, no where did I say or even remotely imply good works mitigate evil.

Then why bring up good things religious organisations do?

However, since you brought it up let me ask you- do you believe those who profess no faith cannot be evil?

Of course they can, we can all be evil, and we can all be good but atheists do not use their religion as a screen to hide behind their wrong doing. I suppose they can, but they are delusional.