there are worse things than being alone but it often takes decades to realize this and most often when you do it's too late and there's nothing worse than too late
History does not record anywhere at any time a religion that has any rational basis. Religion is a crutch for people not strong enough to stand up to the unknown without help. But, like dandruff, most people do have a religion and spend time and money on it and seem to derive considerable pleasure from fiddling with it.