• Question: What do you think of how Christianity and Islam have impacted society in a psychological sense?

    Asked by anon-272793 on 26 Nov 2020.
    • Photo: Parise Carmichael-Murphy

      Parise Carmichael-Murphy answered on 26 Nov 2020:

      interesting question – I think that religion provides many people with a sense of community and purpose which can have a positive impact on their mental health.

    • Photo: Simona Skripkauskaite

      Simona Skripkauskaite answered on 26 Nov 2020:

      I think any religion can be a great source of support for people by providing a sense of identity, community, belonging, and a moral compass. Historically religion or belief has been an important anchor for many nations and religious groups in times of great distress. But obviously if the religion is interpreted through the sense of righteousness (a.k.a. my religion is right and your one isn’t) that can give rise to a lot of conflict and animosity. So I think religion at the personal level can be a very useful and helpful thing, but one religion over the other should never drive decisions at the more global level.

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