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Religion should be encouraged if it has positive effects on people.What do you think?

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Religion should be encouraged if it has positive effects on people.What do you think?
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RE: Religion should be encouraged if it has positive effects on people.What do you think?
December 25, 2016 at 2:44 pm
Reliance on superstition, magical thinking and imaginary friends? No, I'd rather encourage people to find practical ways to overcome their problems that don't have dangerous side effects.

Also, "encouraging" someone to be religious generally means indoctrinating/brainwashing them at least to some degree. It's not something you can just suggest to someone as a life choice if they didn't previously believe in it.
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RE: Religion should be encouraged if it has positive effects on people.What do you think? - by robvalue - December 25, 2016 at 2:44 pm

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