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Originally Posted by ape descendant
What is the good of believing in a thing for which there is no evidence?
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It gives the impression of guidance and compassion even in the emptiest of moments, reassures people in the face of the uncertainty of death and creates a spiritual community. Plus, it is, as I said before, more of a social phenomenon than a belief system. The religious are much more likely brought up with religion than convinced by it. And before you say how only the weak-minded need spiritual reassurance or something equally ridiculous: why do you think that people are atheists? It complements their view of independence and humanism, there's not all that much of a logical inclination to it beyond what is falsely attributed.