"The Thing is, I blieved in God and all that, but it just wasn't the religious part that interested me. Just being nice to people, that's all. Being decent." -pg. 115
We sturggle with being nice. Religion is in effect a way for us to overcome this struggle. Through Jesus' example, or whoever you follow, we can see that treating people the way we would want to be treated is the best way to live our lives. All of the ceremonies and pomp surrounding religions are not the important part. It is the teachings, the guidance about what it right and wrong that are the most enriching. Being a decent human being is what religion's true purpose is. Going to church every day means nothing if you are not decent to other people. So the corrollary is true- that people can be decent and not be religious.
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