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Lewis writes...

Not so much of a question but I’ve read your posts about how you wish you could service atheism and agnostism on Young Justice but you find it implausible and as such hard to do so. As an atheist I thought I’d weigh in on the topic,

In both posts I’ve seen you discuss this I’ve seen you refer to the soul of a being being tangibly real in Earth-16 and that is undoubtedly the case however I do not see that the existence of a soul has anything to do with atheism or agnostism which are to do with the belief in deities.

I think many facets of Earth-16 could strengthen belief in various religions. The existence of demons is one such factor. Other factors could weaken belief in various religions. The existence of New Gods shows that claims of godhood are not exactly full proof and that any god could be a powerful alien or an immortal metahuman and his children all of which is explainable through science much like magic was for Wally in season 1.

Until their is definitive, undeniable proof of an all powerful creator on Earth-16 I think there is ample room for atheism and agnostism within the setting as much as their is for religion in the setting.

Just my two centres on the topic of course.

Religion has always been a fascinating topic for me so while I am an atheist thank for for portraying it interestingly and realistically within the show.