Religion provides a feeling that life is ultimately meaningful. It does so by explaining coherently and compellingly what transcends or overshadows everyday life,in ways that other aspects of culture (such as an educational system or a belief in democracy) cannot (Geertz,1973; Wuthnow, 1988).
-Anthony Giddens
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