One may go right against a religious echo chamber but may find comfort in another non-religious echo chamber. Part of human nature it seems...

Well said. Even with all that critical thinking some want to believe in pigfoot, UFO's, and Frosty the Snowman. Well, it could be possible, they say. Many are ignorant and bigoted. Politics is a great example of this as the gap always gets bigger. Oh, Christ. Gimme my Biden hat. Recently a woman told me that I sound like someone who voted for Jimmy Carter.

Humans will be humans.

Life is irony.
By leaving organised religion you get your individuality back, no longer beholden to group think. Yet many rebound into another group think without a second thought.
Irony.