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> Spinoza failed to understand like so many philosophers before and since, that what leads people to religion isn't just reason, but far more importantly: emotion, belief, fear and tradition.
> People stick with their beliefs because they like the ritual, the communal meals, the yearly traditions, the beautiful architecture, the music and the lovely language read out in a sinagoge or church.
> Spinoza's Ethics arguably contains a whole lot more wisdom than the Bible. But because it comes without any of the Bible's supporting structure it remains a marginal work, studied here and there.
> If we're ever to replace traditional beliefs, we must remember just how much religion has helped along by ritual, tradition, art and a desire to belong. All things that Spinoza, despite his great wisdom ignored it as peril in his bold attempt to replace the Bible.
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