@return2ozma to Ask Lemmy • 10 months agoWhy in the year 2024 and with all the knowledge humans have now do people still believe in religion?message-square284arrow-up1498arrow-down1123
arrow-up1375arrow-down1message-squareWhy in the year 2024 and with all the knowledge humans have now do people still believe in religion?@return2ozma to Ask Lemmy • 10 months agomessage-square284
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink7•10 months agoFeelings are a powerful force. It makes people feel good, why would they stop?
minus-square@SelfHigh5link1•10 months agoAs a former Catholic, I can say at least personally, religion did not make me feel good. It made me feel like many thoughts and feelings I had made me a bad person. It made me smug and judgemental.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•10 months agoYeah, but clearly it does make a lot of people feel good
Feelings are a powerful force. It makes people feel good, why would they stop?
As a former Catholic, I can say at least personally, religion did not make me feel good. It made me feel like many thoughts and feelings I had made me a bad person. It made me smug and judgemental.
Yeah, but clearly it does make a lot of people feel good