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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Church/temple is an institution that has the means to bring people together and maintain tradition, if done rightly. Tradition is, in my view, the reason for church to exist today.   Traditions are what keeps families together. To give people who need help a place to come to, or for people who want to make friends and have a support system but don't know how to come together.  It is time for people to realize that church/temple is a place of gathering/reflection which is sorely needed in this day and age of alienation.  It has stopped being about the "right" God and the "right" religion for many people.[/quote]

Well said.  The real benefit of organized religion, in my opinion, is the social / tribal aspect of it.  I think it's pretty clear the supernatural stuff is wishful thinking.[/quote]

In many religions, people are taught to believe in the supernatural stuff and part of what they are taught is that you will suffer after death if you don't believe it.  This can be pretty scary, especially to little kids and people are taught this when they are children.  On the up side, you will live forever in heaven if you do believe it.[/quote]

OK so maybe it's "wishful thinking" at best.  I agree, it can and is harmful.  But I think this only further supports the contention that real benefit from religion is the tribal / social aspect to it.[/quote]

Your contention. Just because you can't imagine anybody else getting spiritual benefit from religion, or a model for how to live life, doesn't mean oth DS don't get those benefits.[/quote]

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