From: utzoo!decvax!yale-com!brunix!gh Newsgroups: net.religion Title: Re: A subject for debate--- again Article-I.D.: brunix.1707 Posted: Fri Feb 25 12:03:34 1983 Received: Sat Feb 26 05:10:07 1983 References: pegasus.248 The purpose of religion is to provide a set of answers to difficult questions for the benefit of people who are too stupid to be able to accept the fact that said questions are difficult and often unanswerable. In his novels "Cat's Cradle" and "The Sirens of Titan", Kurt Vonnegut shows religion can achieve its purpose without the major social disadvantages that current major religions have. Graeme Hirst