I have spent a lot of time thinking about religion, and why most people can't do without it.

The most obvious example, for me, is all the people who abandoned "formal religion" only to take up some new religion, usually a political religion. The Marxists are the most obvious example.

But myself -- I have about as much religion as a pea.  So I wonder about the other 95 percent of homo sap++, who apparently just cannot get through life without a religion.  The most obvious cases are those who go from one religion to another, the eternal "seekers."  The less obvious cases are fools like Clinton (yes I am referring to the former President) who "have no religion" but nevertheless become disciples of the American fool Ken Wilbur.

Another, unrelated issue is why Jimmy Carter's religion never hurt him, but George Bush's did.  Is that consistent?  To brand George Bush as some sort of religious maniac, and yet let His Senilility run free?

Many people can do without religion.
Indeed many more people would do so, if vested interests did not spend so much time promoting their various religious businesses.
Still, if the Catholic Church ever floated on the stock exchange, I bet Warren Buffet would buy shares.
There are not many businesses that survive nearly 2000 years & have their HQ in their own little tax haven.

homintern is on your IGNORE list.

careful Henry,Homintern is a well known heathen.