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If you lock me in a room without anything I can cope with my problems. A person dependent on drugs or drinks would get the shakes. That's the difference.
Well duh. Drugs are a physical dependence. Religion is a dependence of the mind. Locking you in a room wouldn't be depriving you of your crutch. If you found out god didn't exist I bet it would impact you way worse than an alcoholic deprived of alcohol. People have killed themselves and others over crises of faith.
imo the people with the strongest minds are atheists. They don't believe they are being guided and watched over like you do. You have been given your moral code by an all powerful being. All you have to do is follow it. You live your life knowing that when it is over you will be taken away to live in paradise with all your friends and family. They don't have that luxury. Hence the way they live their lives is entirely their own choosing.