52. Maybe it's best not to assign it ALL to a god or religion, so that those
who need faith as part of what helps them do the right thing can be tolerated but not overly indulged (which is, I suppose what the OP was exploring.)
Cooperative behaviors that ensure the survival of the group are found among ants and other creatures much less "intelligent" than we; it seems that, to find a similar imperative for humans we must address the visceral as well as the logical understanding. Allowing religion to work its acknowledged good while minimizing its harm seems to be the best law of the land, IMO.
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