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That’s a strong possibility. While I’m not religious, I frequently envy the close community that religious life brings.
by rtev 4y ago
That’s a strong possibility. While I’m not religious, I frequently envy the close community that religious life brings.
- zoinks-scoob 4y agoSome religions aren’t really over the moon with dogma and mostly just loosely hold a community together. Try a Friends meeting sometime and see what you think.
- DoreenMichele 4y agoFriends -- aka Quakers, for anyone confused. https://simple.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_Society_of_Friends#:~:text=The%20Religious%20Society%20of%20Friends%20is%20a%20group,or%20Quakers%20-%20both%20mean%20the%20same%20thing https://simple.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_Society_of_Fri....
- chmod600 4y agoIf the sense of purpose isn't there, usually the "community" behind it is shallow. I'm not saying only religion offers a sense of purpose. But just a bunch of nice people in a building talking about being nice doesn't often work.
- emmelaich 4y agoTrue, but you never quite know whether people are adopting a pose for the sake of belonging or really really believe. From my own experience, I'd guess 50pc or more don't really believe.