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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't know if it's truly a good thing. I am not Catholic of Christian, I do not go to Church and am strongly anti organized religion. However, I think there's a great benefit to having faith.  I would like my kids to believe in something whether God or nature or Christ or whatever. I am uneasy with what organized religion teaches us, it's a crutch and not meaningful when gospel is preached.  However I also secretly wish I could have the kind of faith true believers do.  Life is hard and we need something to help get us through, the beauty of grace is not just powerful but important.  I'm a bit sad that the world is now so practical and mundane to suggest that nobody believes in anything anymore.  To me, blind clinging to religion is as bad as not believing it's more than just yourself who is meaningful.  It's a fine line to hold, a rare person who is sincerely faithful, but I've met many who are and I find it regretful that as a society, there's less people who identify with the value of having a faith.  I think it's bad when it's all religion but by the sand token no religion at all.  [/quote]

Pp says, "Life is hard and we need something to help get us through"    So we should just make up something?
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 "I'm a bit sad that the world is now so practical and mundane to suggest that nobody believes in anything anymore."  Don't worry -- Lots of people believe all sorts of things for which there is no evidence.  Also, lots of people believe in worthwhile ideas.

I agree, that there can be a benefit to "having faith" but there seem to be more downsides to it and at some point, it seems a little crazy to believe in certain invisible supernatural beings (e.g., God, Jesus) and not others (Santa Claus, gremlins) [/quote]

Santa Claus was a real person.

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He wasnt a jolly fat man who brought Christian children whose parents can afford gifts presents every year., [/quote]

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