New theistic chew toys wanted!

[Peebothuhlu]

At work.

Isn't it strange, especially in this conversation, to assume that?  Do you have an example - you might find that the people here agree with your valuations of many things.

If you agree that religion makes people happy, more often than not, how come you aren't religious?

Sorry to stick an oar in.

But... isn't that a bit of fallacious thinking?

"You're a human. Other humans are happy with religion. Why aren't you, as also a human, not religious if you're happy?"

I mean for me the religious side of things was boring as paint drying. It wasn't/hasn't helped me learn anything 'New' about the world at large.

Now, if you're talking about the social structures and events that aggregate around the setting that is 'The Church' then, yeah they can obviously be of benefit to people. However, as others have pointed out before those social things aren't the religion as such.

Cheers.