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Originally Posted by Cantankerous
i think in a way, religion is also something of a crutch. you don't have to follow a religion to be a good person, but people have been guilted into thinking otherwise if they don't, which is a sad state to be in. i have no problem whatsoever with commandments 5-10, in fact they seem to be just common sense. don't steal, don't kill people, don't fuck your best friend's wife, respect your parents. but 1-4 are ridiculous.
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Religion is more a combination of theology and philosophy. It can become a dangerous crutch to certain people, but its purpose is simply to examine the nature of morality and God and origin and all that.
Religion in itself isn't a crutch, but the place that a lot of people take it is. The purpose of the 1-4 commandments is for a culture who decided that God exists and should be revered, but the fact that people will now take that and hold it over people's heads and "send them to hell" is what makes it a crutch.