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Originally Posted by OFKU0
If the premise of religion were introduced to people at the age of 40 rather than small children, it would be obselete by now.
If the premise of aliens were introduced to people as small children rather than to people at age 40, there would be millions of Steven Spielbergs in the world.
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I agree with the second, but not the first. Most people like to think that there is *something* out there. God isn't a bad thing to beleive in. At the very least, faith in God provides solace in that maybe there isn't a brick wall at the end, that things happen for a reason. These feelings are natural, I think.
There are bad things that come with religion, to be sure. But there has been quite a bit of good. There's a reason why Jesus was a rabble rouser and Christianity was popular with the poor. Faith provides those without power a sense of control, even if yes, they maybe controlled by it (the Church) to an extent. (and how much depends on the individual.)
But don't pidgeon hole those who are religious. Even the easy target among organized religions, the Roman Catholic Church, has been flexible enough to acknowlege evolution as a sound theory.