What is the importance and purpose of religion
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The importance of religion lies primarily in the moral aspect of man's existence. Every religion talks about either the importance of spirituality, or the attainment of enlightenment. Both are weakly defined as obtaining knowledge from a God or some higher power. A more exact definition is difficult to pin down. Not only do the definitions vary from religion to religion, but members of the same church may differ in their experiences greatly. Spiritual enlightenment is my catch all phrase for any emotional/psychological/religious experience that results in feelings of peace/contentment/euphoria. The circumstances of these experiences differ as much as the experiences themselves. While psychologists do have explanations for these experiences, the experiences are universal and usually result in good thing happening such as ridding ones self of guilt, grief or fear.
We know that one of the most significant differences between man and other living beings is the moral aspect of man's existence. Man is not merely a physical being...