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(Ferraro 308) For example, in some societies people attribute famine, disease, or other natural disasters to the evil deeds of people in other villages. By practicing religious rituals to protect themselves from these evildoers, such disruptions as war might be avoided. (Ferraro 308) Religion also serves certain psychological functions in society...
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(Ferraro 308) Religion also serves certain psychological functions in society. Religion can be psychologically comforting, because it helps to explain the unexplainable. Religion provides answers to such questions as, "Why do bad things happen to good people?" Answers are based on supernatural authority...
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