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One of the biological characteristics of the human species is that we are self-organizing. Any random group of folks put together will organize themselves almost instantly, and some groups will do it better than others.
Although simple biology is what brings people together, the primary glue that holds them together is morality and ethics (so that they don't backstab each other and the social structure will not collapse). Religion has always served that purpose perfectly all over the world in all human cultures and societies.
When someone's belief system is challenged, it is essentially an attack on their basic biological structure and people instinctively defend the "glue" as the self-preservation of the organized society seeks to survive from within the human.
In other words, religion is so touchy to some people because it holds their very lives, families, and societies together. And survival is a treacherous thing to fuck with.
That's what I think.
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