I don't really disagree with batista though. Procreative marriage is more universally ritualized with religious symbolism than funerals are. The problem is de

I don't really disagree with batista though. Procreative marriage is more universally ritualized with religious symbolism than funerals are. The problem is defining religion. Religion can be a Big Deal somewhere like ancient Athens where as a resident, you participate in the religion or else maybe condemned to death but that doesn't mean you have to believe in it in any specific way. Similarly Hindus generally get to decide whether or not they think their religion has any deities or not.