Do you see any benefits to religious faith?

[Arkilogue]

To be honest, I think you should apologize to me for having to read the atrocity you presented as a counter argument.

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To address the OP again:

I'm not aware of any benefit of religion that can't be achieved as well as, if not better, by other means.

I view it as the equivalent of being drunk (I know this isn't an original thought). Sure. I could cope with life better too if I gave in to the bottle. Is it a good idea? No.

Is the meditation of Buddhism like "getting drunk"?

I see many here with the impression that "religion" is a set of beliefs with no practice, and perhaps that is what it has degenerated down to and lost it's meanings.

Just like the degeneration of the meaning of the word faith.