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> Religion also provides inclusion for those that would otherwise feel outcast. Except for those who don't fit in the religion narrow view of what is acceptabl
by renox 8y ago
> Religion also provides inclusion for those that would otherwise feel outcast.
Except for those who don't fit in the religion narrow view of what is acceptable..
> It provides a framework for you to build culture upon.[cut]It provides dozens of important things.
Proof needed: there are many countries which have a high share of atheists/agnostics (northern European countries), these countries have their own culture and people seem to be quite happy in these countries without needing a religion.
- vanterdon 8y agoNorthern European countries haven't always been highly irreligious, where do you think that culture came from?
- camelNotation 8y agoCulture, with all its variations in values, art, and identity, develops over very long periods of time. To look at modern, irreligious countries in Europe and say they have culture without religion ignores the fact that they only lost their religious identity in the past couple of generations. They're eating meat that their ancestors already hunted.
- renox 8y agocamelNotation,vanterdon: Reread what the GP said: he used the present tense, not the past tense. If you rewrite what he said in the past tense, I agree, but for the present tense? No, while it 's true that in many countries religions still shape the culture, there are some countries which mostly left religion behind so his generalization isn't correct.