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[-] PonyOfWar@pawb.social 197 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Because religion provides comfort, community and a meaning to people's existence that goes beyond "we were born of chance on an insignificant rock somewhere in the universe".

(I'm not religious BTW)

[-] coffeebiscuit@lemmy.world 91 points 9 months ago

It also exists to control people, and it still works.

[-] Diplomjodler@feddit.de 52 points 9 months ago

Organised religion is always about power and money.

[-] ephemeral_gibbon@aussie.zone 2 points 9 months ago

Not always, but the ones that aren't about that are much smaller. E.g. I know a little community of christ church that is very simple and they rotate through the sermon and then have a friendly morning tea after. I'm not religious but it's the only church I've been to where I kinda enjoyed it and I think it does just bring community and no harm. That being said, it's a fringe denomination and isn't really growing, because it's not trying to force itself on others

[-] Floufym@lemmy.world -2 points 9 months ago

Both talking about capitalism here, right ?

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