Religion exploits our emotional vulnerabilities, and you cannot always explain away emotions with logic, especially when it comes with mental and social incentives. Think of it like that scene in The Matrix, where Cypher, wanted to be jacked back into the matrix despite knowing it was fake. Reality is not kind and sometimes people do feel the need to escape it!
Quote:To know yet to think that one does not know is best; Not to know yet to think that one knows will lead to difficulty.
- Lau Tzu
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