(April 10, 2024 at 10:19 am)arewethereyet Wrote: Just my opinion but I think that a lot of people hold onto religion as part of belonging to a group. In the South it's not uncommon to be asked who your church family is.
People move away more now...they don't stay withing fifty miles of their birthplace along with other members of their FOO. There is a sense of belonging that is important for some people to feel connected...and churches often provide support even if it's rather superficial.
I don't see religion going away as it's a means to be part of a group which, for some, provides a feeling of place and of safety. All the other is just part of playing the game.
It may not be just religion, but other groups as well, such as gangs and mafias. You are right though. I think of needing a feeling of place and safety as a psychological need, and as long as people have that kind of psychological need, religion, as well as the other kinds of groups I mentioned, may never truly go away.
