This statement about religion has always stuck with me

[Ol’Otis]

perhaps the most important item in the psychical inventory of a civilization". In his estimation, religion provides for defense against "the crushingly superior force of nature" and "the urge to rectify the shortcomings of civilization which made themselves painfully felt

 

[Remote]

Religion also offers validation for people to commit horrible crimes.
You know...the whole Crusades and current Islamic terrorism stuff....

 

[the cac mamba]

its an excellent way to explain things that we cant understand

its just too bad that a thousand types of people did it a thousand different ways

 

[lotteryplaya]

Religion is a way for rich people to control the murderous scary poor people that outnumber them. Napoleon BONAPARTE said something like that.

It is interesting that the guy living check to check is allegedly praying to the same God as billionaires.