Moderate Religious

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But why are they using a particular religion as an aplacebo effect? Why aren't they trying more religions,in the free world there's no law that says they can't. They can even try having more religions at once if they want.

It may not necessarily be a religion — just any belief can be used as an emotional crutch. As for why they choose not to try other religions, if they're comfortable adhering to a set belief, what reason do they have to change it? Remember that these beliefs in of themselves count as delusions. It's also worth noting that the vast majority of religious people didn't actually choose their religion after studying it objectively, but were indoctrinated into it instead. Some people are beginning to see logic, but are still unable to fully let go of their religious beliefs and thus cling onto it with any rationalization they can. It's a form of being in denial, whether consciously or not. I am more sympathetic to these people because I understand the difficulty of severing ties with something you've perceived as the truth for so long, or to let go of something you've used as a crutch for so long.

That said, for me, this is really just a matter of not having the strength to face reality as it is. I know many people who are completely happy knowing reality as it is, without the need to believe in self-admittedly non-existent entities for comfort. The need to appeal to higher and external powers, the need to come up with quick and easy explanations for things at the cost of logic and sense, and the need to cast blame on something supernatural, to me, have always constituted an admission of personal deficiencies, just one that people are often in denial about.