We have certain psychological & social needs which are filled by religion but can be & are filled by other things.
Not for religion itself, no. In the UK, there isn't much religious belief & its much lower in much of Europe.
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I recommend Everybody is Wrong About God for this. It also looks at our tendency to form non-relig ideologically-rigid groups.
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Religion contradicts empathy. Scripture gives you awkward stuff where you debate what Leviticus tells us we should think about homosexuality
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There are good religious people, but only because they temper their religion with rational empathy, humanism and the Golden Rule
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Oooh I just realized the date of these posts
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