I think it's quite simple really. Religion has the ability to act as a crutch for those who have a pretty poor quality of life. If you have nothing, live in poverty and have no real chance to better yourself, at least religion offers you some sort of hope and meaning.
In many ways, although you may not have much of a life here it can give you a perceived moral superiority over those who have more than you, make you feel special and wanted. You can then tolerate the life you have in the knowledge that there are far better things to come.
It should also be noted that many of the poorer countries of the world are not only very religious but also very tribal, especially the Muslim countries. Religion and tribalism go hand in hand with each other.
So, the more prosperous and educated people become, the less they rely on this crutch and the less relevance it has in their lives. If there really were revealed truths that these religions cling to then it should not matter one jot what kind of society you hale from but of course as we observe, the opposite is true.
In many ways, although you may not have much of a life here it can give you a perceived moral superiority over those who have more than you, make you feel special and wanted. You can then tolerate the life you have in the knowledge that there are far better things to come.
It should also be noted that many of the poorer countries of the world are not only very religious but also very tribal, especially the Muslim countries. Religion and tribalism go hand in hand with each other.
So, the more prosperous and educated people become, the less they rely on this crutch and the less relevance it has in their lives. If there really were revealed truths that these religions cling to then it should not matter one jot what kind of society you hale from but of course as we observe, the opposite is true.
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