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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because most people, even highly educated ones, struggle with confronting the idea of death. Religion provides comforting stories that assuage those anxieties about our own mortality and the mortality of the ones we love. For me, I find more comfort in the idea that there is no overarching meaning or plan or design than the thought that there is some megalomaniacal supernatural being demanding my worship or else I’ll be cast into hell. But I understand needing the comfort of the stories. Life is hard and painful and completely unfair. It is also beautiful. [/quote] Yup. It’s a coping mechanism for people who struggle with uncertainty. Or guidance for people who struggle with right/wrong. [/quote]
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