sometimes i see good things religion has done for people, the belief in a god has really turned around a lot of lives, whether or not the god is actually real you can't deny the belief in this god has actually helped some people, even if you think religion is delusional its still changed peoples lives, because the even if you think the god is fake, the belief in the god is real. so i'm wondering, can a delusion actually be good for people? many athiests say there is no truth but a relative perception so does a belief in a god real or not actually make the god real for a religious person? an example is the homeless dude with the golden voice, he was a druggy until two years ago he converted to christianity which motivated him to get off drugs and get clean, if it wasn't for religion this dude would probably still be a druggy/alcoholic on the streets
another example i see in my country is with pacific islanders, obsesity is a problem among polynesians and church is a big part of their life, churches run many programes and one thats become really popular is this polynesian version of zumba lol, anyway i was thinking to myself, well if it wasn't for the church they would never be doing these programs so perhaps this is one rare time where religion actually benefits people, then as an athiest i was thinking does that mean dilussions can actually be good for us and we might need it?
