On Easter Sunday, a close acquaintance of mine eloquently and skillfully framed the philosophical discussion of religion as only a lawyer could. He said the existence of "GOD" for him is somewhat analagous to the existence of a 3 headed dragon, i.e. though one cannot with absolute certainty disclaim the existence of a 3 headed dragon, one can reasonably assume that such a creature does not exist.
He later said that religion serves to fill in the gaps in our scientfic knowledge base, to which I replied, it also serves to establish and maintain social order, especially when reason and common sense elude the masses.
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