On the surface, most religions seem to want to promote the goodness in people. In reality though, most seem to end up making its followers hate those not in the same religion, which is at the root of most wars throughout history. For many I suspect it is a way to answer those hard questions and to comfort those that would like to believe that their is some guiding force in their life. I'm not religious myself, but it seems that a religion like Buddhism, which I believe focuses more on finding your own internal strengths is 'healthier' than those that encourage you to follow a deity. It would tend to make you less reliant on others, and less likely to hate others because of differences in belief. I'm sure that some that would read this would consider it 'flamebait', and become upset, but if this is the case, ask yourself why you're upset, because that in my mind is the problem with religion in general.
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