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Why is religion so ubiquitous?

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Why is religion so ubiquitous?
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RE: Why is religion so ubiquitous?
June 18, 2011 at 4:21 pm (This post was last modified: June 18, 2011 at 4:22 pm by Napoléon.)
Royston Wrote:If we accept (as I do) that there is no god, and that religion has no basis in reality, the gap that religion fills does not go away. So my question is this: what can we do to fill that gap in our collective psyche, and make ourselves more whole and rounded individuals as part of an atheist society / community / whatever, without giving in to superstition and irrationality?

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Why is religion so ubiquitous?

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Why is religion so ubiquitous? - by Royston - June 18, 2011 at 4:11 pm
RE: Why is religion so ubiquitous? - by Faith No More - June 18, 2011 at 4:20 pm
RE: Why is religion so ubiquitous? - by Napoléon - June 18, 2011 at 4:21 pm
RE: Why is religion so ubiquitous? - by Minimalist - June 18, 2011 at 4:48 pm
RE: Why is religion so ubiquitous? - by Epimethean - July 4, 2011 at 9:33 am
RE: Why is religion so ubiquitous? - by Nick_A - June 18, 2011 at 10:49 pm
RE: Why is religion so ubiquitous? - by The Grand Nudger - June 28, 2011 at 11:26 am
RE: Why is religion so ubiquitous? - by BethK - July 1, 2011 at 3:18 pm
RE: Why is religion so ubiquitous? - by BloodyHeretic - July 1, 2011 at 3:31 pm

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