Benefits of faith

Religion does offer some worthwhile benefits, of course, like a sense of community and incentive to be charitable, but such things can be obtained without abandoning reason. However, religion does bestow one unique benefit unavailable to rational thought.

Religious beliefs excel at providing a reassuring and human-centered worldview most people seem to emotionally crave. Through religion, the faithful see precisely what they desire to see: a universe imbued with ultimate purpose and profound meaning - featuring humanity at the center of a grand plan.

How egocentric.

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