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Organized religion or religion in a spiritual sense? I do believe there is some higher power that created matter and the laws of physics. But I don’t believe they care or even know about us.
Dude, we have people that think vaccines are giving people disabilities and that the moon landing was fake. There's no shortage of morons out there. I'd go so far as to say many, if not most religious people are fairly rational, especially by comparison xD
Besides the fear of death that many mentioned already, its also a need to find an answer to how the world works and the need to find purpose in life.
Without these we suffer: Without understanding our environment, we feel our circumstances are out of our control and become anxious. Without purpose we become depressed (there is an excellent book called "from death camp to existentialism" about this subject).
Our brains are asking us for an urgent answer and the best quick answer most people can come with is religion. This is why it exists in every culture in history.
there is a large correlation between atheism and IQ
stupid people are unable to discern whether science or The Bible is correct. This applies to other religious books as well.
One the one hand, 99.9 percent of scientists say the earth is round, on the other hand this really old book says it's flat. If you are surrounded by believers and are stupid, you may actually lack the intellectual ability to discern which information is more likely to be true.
on occasion, intelligent people may be choosing to be delusional, letting these delusions protect them from the harsh realities of nature.
People thini the earth is flat and vaccines contain microchips.
Yes, and there are likely similar reasons between conspiracy theories and religion. But the question was asking what they were, not more examples of irrational belief.
I believe in "at least one god" as a Thelemite and a Freemason. I wasn't raised religious at all, in fact my secular parents actively discouraged me from taking part in faith-based activities with my friends. When I grew up, though, I realized this couldn't be it and went on a Quest for the Truth.
God is Math. God is the Sun. God is NOT an imaginary friend, as they say, "hanging around up there".
None of the knowledge you mentioned overturns religion
It's a simulation and god is it's admin, Thanks.