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What We Lost Was Faith in the Story, Not in the Things
religion and the church churches served a practical purpose. They created a foundation for communal belonging, sense ritual,. connection to yourself and not only people around you, but the world around you. But what was lost was something that was pretty undeniably good practically because of issues that people had narratively. That part still matters. And those practices and rituals can still matter even if you don't believe in the stories anymore.