[fipple]

My working definition of religion is a system that produces easy answers to tough questions. These tough questions can eat away at a person so religion has an important “damping” function in a society, especially with the 90% of the population who need an answer to these questions to stay mentally healrhy

[sametmax]

When I read deep religious thinkers works, I find that those questions are only easily answered by those who didn't scratched the surface. The honest ones are full of doubts.

People use religion for the purpose of getting easy answers, but does it mean that the purpose of religion is to give easy answers to people ?

Religion can be seen as a cultural phenomenom, or a tool, and it doesn't look like the same thing at all depending which you choose.

I'm pretty sure that any tool you give to humans, they will turn it into a cultural phenomenom.

[tomp]

> My working definition of religion is a system that produces easy answers to tough questions

Wow, this is really useful. It implies that people who believe in religions, are people who prefer to have an answer, even if it's wrong (even obviously so), rather than be in the ambigous and confusing limbo state of seeking for the correct answer.

Similar to how Nigerian Princes intentionally write bad grammar in order to target low-educated people who are more easily scammed.