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Why does religion continue to grow?

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RE: Why does religion continue to grow?

June 12, 2015 at 1:24 am

I suspect religion hangs on because human kind is still in infant species with an nascent intelligence that barely registers on any cosmic scale. As such we still fear death, unable to fit it into our view of our own importance. Religion is our way of clinging to our delusion of grandeur.

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Why does religion continue to grow? - by SteveII - June 10, 2015 at 4:33 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by FatAndFaithless - June 10, 2015 at 4:35 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by SteveII - June 10, 2015 at 4:42 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by FatAndFaithless - June 10, 2015 at 4:45 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Cephus - June 10, 2015 at 6:02 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Cephus - June 10, 2015 at 5:59 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Longhorn - June 10, 2015 at 4:39 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by SteveII - June 10, 2015 at 4:46 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Longhorn - June 10, 2015 at 4:50 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by abaris - June 10, 2015 at 4:56 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Cephus - June 10, 2015 at 6:04 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by KevinM1 - June 10, 2015 at 6:53 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by abaris - June 10, 2015 at 7:07 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by CapnAwesome - June 11, 2015 at 1:00 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by abaris - June 11, 2015 at 1:24 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Chad32 - June 10, 2015 at 4:44 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by abaris - June 10, 2015 at 4:44 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Crossless1 - June 10, 2015 at 5:10 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Exian - June 10, 2015 at 5:11 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Dystopia - June 10, 2015 at 5:14 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Jenny A - June 10, 2015 at 5:15 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Pyrrho - June 10, 2015 at 5:15 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Iroscato - June 10, 2015 at 6:19 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Esquilax - June 10, 2015 at 7:15 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Minimalist - June 10, 2015 at 7:28 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by robvalue - June 11, 2015 at 3:17 am

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Longhorn - June 11, 2015 at 4:40 am

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by dyresand - June 11, 2015 at 9:13 am

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by abaris - June 11, 2015 at 9:21 am

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by SteveII - June 11, 2015 at 9:25 am

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by abaris - June 11, 2015 at 9:33 am

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by SteveII - June 11, 2015 at 10:12 am

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by dyresand - June 11, 2015 at 10:21 am

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by abaris - June 11, 2015 at 10:40 am

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by dyresand - June 11, 2015 at 10:01 am

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by SteveII - June 11, 2015 at 10:17 am

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Cephus - June 11, 2015 at 12:06 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Dystopia - June 11, 2015 at 12:38 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Cephus - June 11, 2015 at 12:04 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by The Grand Nudger - June 11, 2015 at 9:47 am

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by FreeTony - June 11, 2015 at 10:07 am

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by dyresand - June 11, 2015 at 10:19 am

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Crossless1 - June 11, 2015 at 10:09 am

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by FreeTony - June 11, 2015 at 10:19 am

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Ben Davis - June 11, 2015 at 10:34 am

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by FatAndFaithless - June 11, 2015 at 10:36 am

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by comet - June 11, 2015 at 12:16 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by abaris - June 11, 2015 at 12:17 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Faith No More - June 11, 2015 at 12:54 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Cato - June 11, 2015 at 1:36 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by dyresand - June 11, 2015 at 1:16 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by robvalue - June 11, 2015 at 2:41 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by SteveII - June 11, 2015 at 4:19 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by FatAndFaithless - June 11, 2015 at 4:20 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Cephus - June 11, 2015 at 4:23 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Longhorn - June 11, 2015 at 4:27 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Simon Moon - June 11, 2015 at 4:33 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by abaris - June 11, 2015 at 5:04 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Esquilax - June 11, 2015 at 5:13 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by abaris - June 11, 2015 at 5:17 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Faith No More - June 11, 2015 at 5:24 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Cyberman - June 12, 2015 at 7:14 am

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Crossless1 - June 11, 2015 at 4:23 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Saxmoof - June 11, 2015 at 4:25 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by SteveII - June 11, 2015 at 4:33 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by FatAndFaithless - June 11, 2015 at 4:35 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Simon Moon - June 11, 2015 at 4:37 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Longhorn - June 11, 2015 at 4:41 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Esquilax - June 11, 2015 at 5:00 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by CapnAwesome - June 12, 2015 at 12:43 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Crossless1 - June 11, 2015 at 4:35 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by The Valkyrie - June 11, 2015 at 4:38 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Iroscato - June 11, 2015 at 4:42 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by FreeTony - June 11, 2015 at 4:58 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Ravenshire - June 11, 2015 at 5:20 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by dyresand - June 11, 2015 at 5:26 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by comet - June 11, 2015 at 7:31 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by dyresand - June 11, 2015 at 9:01 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by KevinM1 - June 12, 2015 at 11:36 am

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Tonus - June 13, 2015 at 8:05 am

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Ben Davis - June 15, 2015 at 9:53 am

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Endgame - June 11, 2015 at 9:55 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by Regina - June 11, 2015 at 11:27 pm

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by tjakey - June 12, 2015 at 1:24 am

RE: Why does religion continue to grow? - by robvalue - June 12, 2015 at 4:15 am

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