Mark Zuckerberg says he’s no longer atheist,believes religion is very important

Zuckerberg: Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah<p>Commenter: Aren&#x27;t you an atheist?<p>What a non-sequitur. I tell someone &quot;have a good trip&quot; even though I&#x27;m not going on the trip. I tell someone &quot;Good luck with that promotion&quot; even though it isn&#x27;t my paycheck. Why would it be surprising that an atheist wished someone Merry Christmas or Happy Hanukkah?

Seems like Zuck is trying to get ready for that political future....<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;technology&#x2F;2016&#x2F;dec&#x2F;08&#x2F;mark-zuckerberg-political-office-facebook-control" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;technology&#x2F;2016&#x2F;dec&#x2F;08&#x2F;mark-zuck...</a>

Believing that &quot;religion is very important&quot; is not the same as <i>not</i> being an atheist.<p>I think that believing in Santa Claus, for instance, is a good (if not important) thing, at a certain age, but that does not make <i>me</i> a believer.

Seems like a very calculating answer from a very calculating person. I don&#x27;t intend that as a compliment.

Are religious people more inclined to be heavy facebook users?<p>From an informal and limited survey of people I know, I&#x27;d believe this to likely be true.<p>In which case religion is very important. To facebook.

Who cares?

He&#x27;s looking ahead to his run for president in 20 years ;)

Family has a way of making you want to make order out of chaos, to tie yourself to humanity of the past, to create and carry on traditions that were part of the formation in you. And you can understand this inside and from the outside and see it as a good thing. You see the benefits of religion and realize the futility of arguing the inconsistencies of any given holy book. Because real life will present you with even more of them on a weekly basis.

&quot;..but now I believe religion is very important.&quot; as in keeping society structured.<p>Closet Atheism, trying to keep religion around because the social alternative is a hard vacuum.