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Like surely you must have acquired a clue by now.
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That's taking it too far, in my opinion. I realize it's supremely unpopular to be a person of faith nowadays, especially online, but you can't say that anyone with faith is stupid and it's all bullshit as a blanket statement. You don't know what happens after we die, and neither do I. I can't prove that God definitely exists and I'll probably never convince you of it, but by the same token, you can't prove that God doesn't exist.
Where we diverge is I think it's okay that you believe that. And yes, of course you can point out the shitty people that use religion to persecute and restrict others' rights, to punish, and worse. Many people do this, but they are still the vocal minority we hear about. And it's not like there haven't been terrible atheists/agnostics who have done awful things not motivated by religion...
Me, personally, I also won't attend any church that tries to be political or tell its members how to vote. I am a Christian, but I try to model my religious activity on the Sikhs: quiet, respectful, loving outreach to improve the world. So I can acknowledge the problems, but no, I don't think all religion is bad nor every person of faith stupid...
Edit: spelling
They didn't say stupid, you did. They said irrational, which it is. You're right no one can prove that there is no afterlife, but believing in something that there is no evidence for is the definition of irrational. That doesn't mean I'm saying you're stupid, I'm just saying that it's irrational. No need to get offended, that's just what words mean.
And remember that it's not an insult. Even a lot of science depends on taking an irrational position to discover things. Doing irrational things in life can sometimes be way more rewarding than doing rational things.
Trying to explain to someone that their take is not evidence-based though... most jump to the conclusion that you're saying they're wrong.
It's not the belief that makes you "stupid" is the irrationality of the whole package. If you're looking for metaphysics answers - we got them. People tried to figure out this stuff since the beginning of time with rationality and logic and even experiments rather than blind faith to words they never even heard personally. That's the difference.
I don't discriminate against the religious but it's really easy to argue that reglious approach is taking the easy approach to metaphysics and it's something important to consider here.