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Religion isn't inherently logical. However, religion is not practiced by only illogical members of society.
What makes people religious? Are logical folk more likely to shun religion than those who are more illogical? Or less prone to using logic as their guide?
I'd like to hear opinions and experiences concerning logic and religion.
Organized religion provides a convenient way to find people who hold similar beliefs and congregate. The more cohesive a group of people, the more they tend to ensure their own survival.
The philosophies and concepts provided by many religions solve existential dilemmas, which mitigates feelings of being lost, empty, or meaningless. Many religious beliefs follow logic while others rely more upon sentiments and intuitions. If they weren't created in narratives of some logic, nobody could make sense of them. On the other hand, if religious ideas didn't hold any emotional content, they would lose appeal.
Any system of beliefs requires ingredients of faith and reason, at the bare minimum.