Why does over half the population of the earth feel they need Religion?
by 
Miss Louise
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They feel that they need something that they cannot provide for themselves. They need comfort when they feel powerless and unloved. They use religion to provide this for them.
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because its the state of living..how can you live with no religion, it'd be weird to believe on nothing
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It's not a matter of feeling they need it, as much as it is the way the world is for them. It is their reality, just as much for them as your lack of having a religion is for you. It is their world view, and not any sign of flaw or weakness necessarily.
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Cause they can't find the answer of this famous question outside religion: How did the world come into existence?
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There is some evidence that religion is hard-wired into the human psyche. The current theory says that having a belief system in common added greatly to group cohesiveness and was thus a survival charateristic when the race was young.
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I think people have in innate need to believe that something is more powerful then them. That something else is in control. So they I personally think that religion was originally created as basically crowd control. Scare the people in to believing something is watching and taking note of what you do so that people don't just do whatever they want. Not to say that it isn't today as well but I really think people believe in their religions. It's still on a higher level crowd control in my opinion. Although I am not a religious person I can see the world being a very different place without it. I'm a believer not so much in Karma but more you get into the world what you put into the world.
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They must have given themselves a good look at their lives.
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They don't necessarily feel that they need it- there is a part of everyones brain that is reserved for spiritual experiances and psychology has a lot to do with it. This may help http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurotheology
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