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  • _niko3

    Do we really need religion in this day and age? We're smarter than we've ever been, access to more information than we've ever had and connected to each other like never before. This is an age or reason, a new awakening, so why do so many people insist on believing in and submitting to these archaic cults of irrational and ignorant nonsense.

    • I can understand poor countries still falling into religion. But countries like USA who are religious fanatics, i dont understand.Ben99
    • The less educated you are, the more chance you fall into religion.Ben99
    • yeah, less educated and poor seems to be a huge contributor._niko
    • There is a very strong correlation.monospaced
    • En los colegios del Peru, "religiĆ³n" es un curso obligatorio. Nos lavan el cerebro desde chiquitos.BenDJo
    • You could make this argument at almost any point in history. Certainly, at any point since the renaissance.nb
    • Religion: is a comfort blanket, a place to hide, an excuse to absolve personal responsibility and a way to find like minded people. For some it has benefits.Morning_star
    • Who knows, the day someone learn he have a terminal disease, he could suddenly turn to religion. people need that to comfort themselves.Ben99
    • Ultimate fear of the Humanz is and have always be the fear of death. Its reconforting to think there's a Heaven and an afterlife.Ben99
    • whatever helps you sleep at nightmonospaced

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