Supernatural events and religion are intertwined.
I have studied religions as a more than casual observer for most of my life with the intent to discover why people were motivated into believing things that have no proof. Superstition would be the best word I could use. As pointed out by several posters, all religions I have looked into have a supernatural basis.
Supernatural means something beyond natural and beyond our understanding. Something in which you must simply believe without any basis in reality. Such belief systems are a good method used by religions to obtain mind control. I too was a bit surprised at how this carried into the voodoo side of things here in the DR with regard to the Catholic religion. When you realize that voodoo is practiced in Haiti, this connection isn't really so surprising.
I will personally never understand how people can be so deceived into believing that life is more than the here and now. When it is over, that is it. End of story. Please make the best of it for you and yours instead of arguing over who has the best imaginary friend in the heavens.
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