# What's the point of a religion if it constantly updates to adapt to changing society?

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> [@Keeve](#):
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> It seems to me that the middle road is what we actually have: There’s plenty of evidence available for those who want to believe, but that evidence is weak enough to be ignored by those who want to not believe.

In this sense, one could say [God is COVID-19](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-now-live-in-a-new-reality-where-pandemics-are-more-common/941218/22).

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