Why are black people still the most religious race in America?

[ThrobbingHood]

Its easier to believe in fairytales than to face the harsh conditions of reality.

 

[Burned Verses]

Religion nowadays is just a coping mechanism and black people are in the most fkked up position in America compared to other races. Put two and two together.

 

[Moody]

I don't see how it isn't. It's the faith, actually religion, that sets those ground rules, expectations, and consequences.

What I mean is that particular religion having issues setting uniformity doesn't necessarily dispute the concepts of religiosity. Or even the divinity within. These are all interpretations after all of things much older than us.

I'm not sure what you mean by "fundmental connotations". However, religion does provide cause and effect boundaries and rules when describing what an adherent should and should not do in certain circumstances.

That God is essentially the starter, and the one most high. Those qualifiers are the basis for the belief of monotheism and spirituality. That there is a specific difference between us, and the one that started it all and that we are nowhere near that plane. Everything else is an interpretation of that qualification, and I find that to be that part where non-theological approaches get hung up on.

Those are all fair questions. But those are not unique to non-theological societies. Theological societies face all of the same challenges. In fact, the scrutiny concerning those lines of questioning are even higher when dealing with theological societies than non-theological societies. Aside from communist countries such as: Russia, China, and Vietnam, what other countries are facing those challenges moreso than societies that follow Abrahamic religions?

I dunno man. Things like suicide rates, infidelity, wars (2 great wars on european soil, or perpetuated by their descendants years later), these are really more distinctly noticeable within these societies. Western Europe as a whole seems to be collapsing, and most of their bounties, and riches were forged on the backs of the oppressed, and pioneered by their ironically incredibly religious ancestors.

And the problem is they don't have real excuses, either. They shouldn't have the same problems that plague a third world country, and there shouldn't be issues within their societal makeups. Granted, correlation does not equal causation. There are many variables, but I do solemnly believe their religious natures only magnify these problems.

Personal belief systems should not be a basis for scientific study or understanding. In fact, scientific rigor should inform personal belief for the most part (most, not all).

Seems to be where our society is moving towards barring extremists, so I don't really see too many problems there. My qualms do not surround a lack of faith in a doctrine, but rather in the concepts found within them. A higher power, an afterlife, something greater than yourself.

And it seems any and all hope or belief in these things are being typecasted as anti-intellectual, and even delusional. And it's by far something white societies push moreso than others. These are red flags for me.

 

[Take It In Blood]

People don't like to think, don't like being told "I don't know" and prefer to lean towards comforting absolutele answers even if they're unlikely to be true. The certainty of the absolute is more attractive and appealing deep down to our fragile human emotions


And I'm saying this as a fragile ass emotional human also.