What Is Religion?
One take on an age-old question
What is religion?
It’s a deep question with all sorts of potential answers.
I didn’t want to upset anyone in particular, so I figured I would just upset everyone.
As such, you should find an answer that suits you somewhere among this list.
The truth.
Shelter from the truth.
Made up.
A reason to feel special.
A reason to kill.
A guiding light.
Depressing.
Enlightening.
Brainwashing.
A business.
A source of bad music.
Comforting.
Controlling.
Necessary.
Unnecessary.
Good for architects.
That thing your parents forced on you.
Good for the arms industry.
Disruptive to fantasy football.
Dying.
More powerful than ever.
Not very scientific.
Scientology?
Community-building.
Community-destroying.
Fascinating.
Scary as sh*t.
Aspirational.
Delusional.
An excuse to sin.
A reason to not sin.
The word of God.
The word of crazy men.
The thing you obsess about.
The thing you completely ignore.
Beautiful.
Creepy.
A convenient shield to be creepy.
A reason to fast.
A reason to overeat.
The great divider.
The great unifier.
A day off from reality.
Pro-alcohol.
Anti-alcohol.
Monotheistic.
Polytheistic.
Atheistic.
Universal.
Tribal.
Inclusive.
An excuse to hate everybody.
A great lesson in marketing.
Just plain weird.