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Originally Posted by truncated
But, and no offense to your parents intended, while I may respect their morality and principles, I simply don't see the point in labeling oneself as a member of a religious faction if he/she observes its rituals in an "obligatory" fashion.
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well it has to do with taking a certain solace in a higher state of being. regardless of any modern thought, there is a comfort in times of grief, it's even been pr oven in surveys that those that identify themselves as religious are much happier and less grief-stricken then those who don't see themselves as religious,
i have talked to my parents about this subject, and it's more the fact that my parents can find contentment and even clarity when a loved one passes or when times become otherwise unbearable to handle