> ...it just happens to seem more archaic in the modern day...

To you, perhaps. It's pretty patronizing and narrow-minded to write off the views of billions of people as "archaic". In fact, theism is so common that you'd have to be in some kind of bubble to not have any friends, colleagues, or acquaintances that are theists. I'm sure they'd be disappointed (if not offended) to hear you refer to their beliefs like that.

If you want people to keep their religion to themselves, you should really treat their beliefs with a modicum of respect. Otherwise, you're just being abusive.

But your main point is well taken; infighting, irrationality, hypocrisy, and other bad behavior are certainly not unique to religious groups. Humanity is a much more common factor than theism.

Actually, I agree. I hold religion in esteem, and I believe it's an institution and central part of culture that should remain part of the human experience. (And it will, anyway, even if we end up worshipping a 'religion' of the Word of pg, or a cult of the imminent eschaton of the Singularity.) I just mean "archaic" because a lot of people here on HN, including the comment I was responding to, probably view it as such, and to some degree 'traditional religion' is becoming archaic in many parts of the world. But does not mean there will not be new ones.

As well all know, deprecated does not necessarily mean obsoleted. That is deprecated can eternal lie, and with odd futures even faith may fly.