I have two views on looking at religion as the lecture made me think that to some people religion does bring out the good into their lives. Even joining cults or sects are a way of belonging to something and having an identity, which may have been lost after an incident or loss. As believing in a religious movement could help people cope with stress or help them grieve for someone they have lost. Joining a religious movement also enables people to do something in their lives when they feel they have nothing to look farward to for example and this is why many people who join like the idea of following the law and they soon feel like they have to do this. Jehovah's witnesses for example meet 5 times a week and knock on peoples doors, so this becomes their routine for daily life. On the other hand even though they are not harming anyone, it is not healthy to be too religious as it doesn't fit in with modern society as you become lost in the movement and you eventually become trapped. This also makes you become socially unacceptable in society as you believe in things that make you less acceptable of society. Being too religious can also make you do things you normally wouldn't even think of and this is where it does become totally unacceptable, such as committing suicide for ones faith, which i definitely do not agree with. This is seen as deviant in society and no faith should allow this to happen but some faiths do brainwash people into believing they have no choice as it is the right thing to do.
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