This is frightening. “Most U.S. teens think that one of religion’s primary functions is to help people be good. But they do not view religion as necessary for anyone being good, because they see many means to being good and many good nonreligious people. Hence, most U.S. teenagers conclude that religion is a nonnecessary condition for achieving one of its primary functions. In other words, the thing religion specializes in does not actually require religion to achieve. Consequently, many U.S. teenagers construct religion in nonessential terms, as an optional individual lifestyle choice that does indeed help many people but is certainly not itself ultimately necessary."
Posted on: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:52:50 +0000
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