Restating My "Religion Does Good" Post More Explicitly

[madnak]

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Its a lot easier to adjust to no dog then to no heaven or no hope that prayers will be answered.

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Complete appeal to emotion. If you're going that route, then I raise you self-determination and human dignity, and no hell. Let's just toss John Lennon's "Imagine" in there while we're at it - these kinds of emotional supports have nothing to do with religion.