Another thing I think I agree is cultural christianity because I have asked people to explain and I am baffled so I guess it's my upbringing, sure, is:
Family: We keep religious traditions because we like making God happy.
Wee Fiercelet: That makes sense. I like making people happy.
Family: Society's traditions are kind of a mixed bag though. History has mistreated black people and women, for example.
WF: Or disabled people like me.
WF: So always ask if a tradition is good! And if it is you should keep it but if it's not you should throw it out! Good. Okay.
Slightly Less Wee Fiercelet: ...I don't think there's a God.
SLWF: But if there isn't a God, then not doing these things that make God happy doesn't matter, because nobody's watching.
SLWF: I'm doing this to make MOM happy.
SLWF: That is a bad reason to do a thing every week. Fuck this.
Fierce Many Years Later: Wait.
F: I like some of those traditions! I'm going to keep some of them, but some of them are kind of eh.
Church People: Yeah, we all do that, we just don't say so.
So the following confuses me:
Fierce: What are you doing?
Jewish Atheist: Keeping traditions.
Fierce: Oh! Okay. To make God happy?
JA: No, I don't think there is one either.
F: Then why keep the traditions?
JA: You know, I don't know. We just do.
F: That one over there seems kind of silly.
JA: Don't start! We argue all the time.
F: So you... also... think it's... kind of silly?
JA: I mean, I don't like this conversation, but... if you're asking in good faith... well, sure.
F: Then why do you keep it?
JA: Because that's what you do.
F: No other reason than that? It doesn't have value to you personally or anything? It isn't something that you--not ancient rabbis, you--decided made sense to you?