relogion is a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality" or a set of attitudes, beliefs, and practices pertaining to supernatural power or "Religion is any specific system of belief about deity, often involving rituals, a code of ethics, and a philosophy of life." š
n today's age of science and modern marvels there are many people who ask, "Why do we still need religion?" I mean really. Science has shown a clear path towards answering all kinds of questions that once were the domain of magic and religion. Does that not prove that religion is merely the domain of ignorance and fools who wish to believe in fairy tales purely based on what they refer to as "Faith"? This has long been one of the chief arguments made by atheists against religion. However their bewilderment towards why educated people still believe in religions has rather non-mysterious answersš
Finally there is the simple fact that none of us knows with 100% certainty what will happen to our consciousness after we die. Religion offers hope that this life is but one stage of existence.š
If all that sounds like a bunch of romantic nonsense and self-delusion, then indeed perhaps it is. But for those of us who believe in a religion (or like myself who love all of them) they provide us with a feeling of contentment and hope that nothing else in this world provides. For that reason, I don't see religion disappearing anytime soon.š
here are many, long established, major world religions, each with over three million followers.š
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Buddhism
Baha'i Faith
Jainism
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