I agree that the specific sentence you highlight ("a belief in magic") was badly chosen, but that aside, I didn't think the rest of the article was condescendin

I agree that the specific sentence you highlight ("a belief in magic") was badly chosen, but that aside, I didn't think the rest of the article was condescending on insulting to people who have those beliefs. As to "is it a good fit for HN?", I'm not sure it is. But it's it engaging in 15-years-ago inversive? I don't think so. Rather than insult those with beliefs, it's simply saying that those without religion can be as happy and philosophically wholesome as those with.