Is religion just imaginary friends for adults?

[Ketchup]

Want to see the consensus of a group of intelligent people (and AussieLong).

[SimonMac]

Arguing over religion is like saying my imaginary friend is better than yours!

However everyone has the right to have one if they want, so best leave them to it

[Gibbon]

This has been done to death on these forums, please go and resurrect three of the best and you may find one without a OP.

[Ketchup]

For me it is like bestiality, I know it happens, I know it is wrong, but don't care as long as it happens behind closed doors

[Mich the Tester]

I think a lot of religious people probably make a lot of friends at church/mosque/temple, so regardless of one's position on the god(s), I guess it provides real friends for adults. Not my thing, but if others want their religion there's no reason for me to complain about it.

[BrilloPad]

As my priest says, you meet a better class of people at church.

33% of people believe they have a guardian angel. Best they believe in something that teaches them to have a moral code.

[Old Hack]

That's right, as long as it keeps them off the street causing trouble, like killing innocent folk, and starting wars, and oh, hang on...

[BrilloPad]

This has been done to death on these forums, please go and resurrect three of the best and you may find one without a OP.

EVERYTHING has been done to death on these forums.

For me it is like bestiality, I know it happens, I know it is wrong, but don't care as long as it happens behind closed doors

But you can't admit to bestiality. You can admit to going to church.

[Mich the Tester]

That's right, as long as it keeps them off the street causing trouble, like killing innocent folk, and starting wars, and oh, hang on...

...selling Victoria sponge cakes at the village fête?

[BrilloPad]

...selling Victoria sponge cakes at the village fête?

I remember our church fete last year - 2 stalls selling Victoria Sponge. Pagga started. Then they produced cake slicers and killed each other.