Well, at least we’re not fined for the nonattendance of church anymore 
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Attendance is totally voluntary nowadays
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Most likely the larger the local population becomes, the crazier it gets. One day the Crazy sheds will reopen and 24 hour Entertainment will run amuck ! Look at D.C. complete wackiness’ !
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Another Frenchman was wise about religion.
"Men will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest.
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Most religions and govts just want people to breed soldiers and slaves - they don’t care about people, just numbers - the more they have the richer and more powerful they are. I hope humanity will one day wake up.
Civilized to Death by Christopher Ryan could be a good place to start for many, while not directly related it might help people see what’s more natural (and that what govts/religion/‘society’ expect is far far far from what human nature does).
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People always seek answers. Religion always shows up to give those answers. Why am I here? What is my purpose? And what happens when I die? All people want these answers which science cannot answer so religion steps in.
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Best not seek answers
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I would say these questions are purely philosophical in nature. But I am interested in exactly what answers religion provides, and what it has to justify these answers.
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Yes, it will. As soon as we find the meaning of life.
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Religion will never die out, we’ll just replace it with something more up-to-date.
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But we know that already, it is 42.
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You reminded me of the TV series American Gods - have you seen it? It’s about the old gods (i.e biblical gods) vs the new gods (TV / Tech etc). I reckon you’d like it! If you’ve got Amazon Prime it should be on there.
Though maybe not watch it until your heart issues are sorted - some parts of it are very saucy! (One of the old gods is the goddess of, erm, ‘love’ 
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Hi
Death is the greatest unsolved mystery in the World.
The World is changing, we have many more elderly people who have the time now to think about it.
Our current knowledge is that we simply do not know.
It is comforting to think that we do not simply blink out of existence.
Religion will continue.
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Thanks Azz, I don’t have Amazon unfortunately, but I’m sure my heart would cope with the saucy bits…
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People are free to believe or not - personally I do believe in God. Someone once said that for those who believe no proof is necessary and for those who don’t no proof would be enough.
I found a great comfort in my belief when awaiting a serious operation, I was terrified and actually shaking with fear, I prayed, not to be cured but to have the strength and courage to face what was to come. I immediately felt a deep sense of calmness descend. I am sure there will be those who will say this was my own mind at work, and I respect that opinion, but I believe it was God answering my prayer.
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There is nothing wrong with religion as long as it is kept to onself. Trying to force others to believe something different is how wars are started
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Beware those who think they are intellectually above religion and throw all their eggs into the science or political ideology basket. Too often, a few extreme nefarious adherents are just as dogmatic about their beliefs and believe they are “right” to the point of forcing social and political change on others.
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You might be able to get a free 30 day trial:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/amazonprime
Just make sure you cancel before the 30 days are up 
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