it's about quite a few things, and emotions is definitely one of them
@alaindebotton 's book "Religion for Atheists" covers this in a very interesting manner
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Hitchens & co don't claim the feelings of consolation that religion provides are false, rather that they're based on false beliefs e.g. existence of heaven / hell. Consolation easily undermined by critical thought can't be robust and 'true' in the long run.
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Interesting how it regulates emotion: "a full 75 percent of white evangelicals surveyed had a positive opinion of Donald Trump" https://www.vox.com/identities/2018/4/20/17261726/poll-prri-white-evangelical-support-for-trump-is-at-an-all-time-high …
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