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It's the attempt to try to understand this world that matters. Science helps us greatly in this respect, and has excellent track record extending people's lives, improving our general qualify of life.
Religion however, is a dogmatic system encouraging faith over reasoning. It has proven to be a powerful tool favoured by leaders to condition and control their followers.
In the grand scheme of things, what it important depends on how you see this world. Philosophically speaking, what are we other than a conscious mind? When we speak of a rock or a grain of sand, what do we know besides our perception of them?
There will always be those who are so afraid of the unknown who will hold onto anything that makes them feel better, from lucky numbers to astrologists to fortune tellers to religion.
Proper education, especially in the field of physics, biology, chemistry will only save the ignorant from being victimized by manipulative leaders with their ghost stories.
The many things we do not know in the world make it more important for us to use a reliable system to expand our horizon, not stopping at believing in the words from the wise old lady up in the mountains or the sacred book (be it the Bible, Koran or I Ching) claiming to know the future.
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