# religion

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religion/700>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 19, 1999, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religion/700 "1999-05-19T04:57:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 1999, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religion/700/1 "1999-05-19T04:57:00Z")

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There are so many different religions in the world, there doctrins are so diverse that they can’t all be right. Who and why do you think one or more are correct?

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ObbieWon

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 1999, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religion/700/2 "1999-05-19T14:01:00Z")

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I think that people choose a religion based on what they feel is right. It matches their ideal of a perfect society, if everyone were to behave as dictated. The look to a religion for hope when many times the thought that you are all alone in making decisions doesn’t appeal to them.

Personally I feel the one true religion is the one that is true to the one that believes it.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 1999, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religion/700/3 "1999-05-19T14:49:00Z")

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Come on! Hardly anybody “decides” on a religion! With the exception of a few pockets of freethinkers (I’ll bet almost everybody on this board falls into this minority) people blindly follow the faith of their forebearers. Tradition (and lack of birth control) is the driving force in the success of any religion.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 1999, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religion/700/4 "1999-06-08T19:13:00Z")

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Perhaps this is a good topic for the new Great Debate forum.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 1999, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religion/700/5 "1999-06-08T19:13:00Z")

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Perhaps this is a good topic for the new Great Debate forum.

May the force be with you, ObbieWon.