Re:I'm an addict
by SnowHill9902 on Thursday May 19, 2022 @08:25AM
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Sure. Religion is a framework that you have to accept. There may be other perfectly valid frameworks, no doubt.
The difference is that religion is usually a known & tried way to run a society. It may be not perfect, but otherwise old religions wouldn't survive.
Meanwhile many modern replacements usually don't have any longevity. Maybe one of them will survive but only time will tell.
I thinking you're confusing causality here.
The vast majority have staying power because of two primary things. Have children, teach those children your religion. In the days before mass education and when huge numbers of children died in early age making this a memnatic was an important way for societal continuation.
This says nothing about it's continued usefulness after a paradigm shift.
You can find it in humanism, you can find it in secular philosophy, you can get therapy, you can find it in social political communities, it's in many places. You can even get some old bearded dude tell you what to do if that's what you need.
Religion is just one way to have faith.