There is much truth in what you say, it is group think in action.

Common Sense is something to behold, and something severely lacking in the now. You could always worship Nambla? :p

I wasn't going to say anything, but I will now.

There was a psychologist whose name escapes me at 2 am, but nonetheless he did a scale of the thought processes of the human mind in their level of comprehension of life and the such. His results came back that only 1 out of 10 people in his study thought at a level where they questioned why certain laws were legal or to put what is morally right above the function of society. That's right, only 1 out of 10.

So organizations such as this serve a good purpose for many. As one of those 1, Logical, you probably see it as hindering to finding your true self, and consequently the way to be truely right with God, but for those other 9, it serves as a purposeful tool for those who don't bother to question why.

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That is truly interesting, if you remember the psychologist name in the future. Please pass it along in a Private Message. I would probably try to find and read some of his work.

Thanks in advance if you do remember.

This is just silly.

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You forgot Belfast Protestants and Protestant Dispensationalists who support all out war in the ME for religious reasons ( end times prophecy requires defending Israel at all costs to them)

You might also add, those who feel Big Govt is a religion, anorganized one in order to correct the people's behavior particularly regarding other groups of people they won't associate with freely. In order to enforce this there is the threat of jail, a fine or both. This would be the Progressives and other socialists. Afterall, govt is their religion it just replaces a church. They do their acts of charity and good under this.

You might also separate what a religion actually professes to believe and show the proportion that does not practice those beliefs too whether organized or not, human nature being what it is.

Though I understand your point, it does not quite fit the plot line I envisioned.

This study is based off of Kohlberg's levels of Moral Development. There are three levels, each with two stages. According to studies of the theory, most people never reach the third level, postconventional reasoning.

I think folks who don't believe in organized religion just haven't found the right one. It's not that I believe you can't find God without Church, or Allah without a Mosque, I believe you can....but what I believe is that when folks get it right in a church, etc (meaning that they understand how much they fail and that everyone within it fails, and this is a separate topic)...it can be a place that is freeing and a place that is full of much growth for one's faith system. I don't think folks who believe against organized religion, really understand the concept to begin with. It isn't about telling someone what they should or shouldn't believe (although many organized religions have gotten this wrong over and over again), it's about providing a safe space for people to explore and be supported in that exploration. At least, it should be.