Having a religion doesn’t make a person love or not love others. It doesn’t make a person accept or not accept others. It doesn’t make a person befriend or not befriend others. Being without a religion doesn’t make somebody do or be any of that either. No, what makes somebody love, accept, and befriend their fellow man is letting go of a need to be better than others. Nothing else. Dan Pearce
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The definition of religion is a belief in or worship of a supernatural power or powers. Religious people are those who believe in the existence of God, divine beings, an afterlife, and so on. Religion can be such a powerful force that it can define the way we live our lives and the way we interact with others. When someone believes in a god they must also believe that god is better than them, but it’s not about being better than others.

A religious person believes in a god because he believes that a god is better than him. In this quote Nelson Mandela is saying that thinking that god will give you everything you want or protect you from all harm isn’t true. The only thing god will do for you is provide you with enough strength to rise from your fall.

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