Someone just suggested that we can't say religions are right or wrong because people have different spiritual needs. That's very revealing.
Have you read 'Everybody is Wrong About God?' Indepth look at the psychology of religion & what people mean by 'God.'
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They're referring to normal social & psychological needs. Sometimes they come very close to acknowledging this.
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There are a great many non-believers who are religious congregants. Comments like the one you mentioned signal their humanism.
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But I wonder whether this is a respectable position, considering they are propping up the original, (pre-) post-truth discourse.
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I don't have much respect for it.
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A problem is that they lead children and the credulous astray. They also undermine the social force of knowledge and reason.
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Well, yes.
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'Everybody is Wrong About God' is on my radar. Your recommendation should be enough for me to seek out a copy.
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