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Today we live in difficult time. The last century has been an era of extremes. Wars, conducted one after another with increasing cruelty, were followed by brilliant discoveries and acts of compassion and love. The development is so fast that humans seem not to be capable of following it culturally and emotionally. Thus, we begin to question the aspects of our lives that for centuries have been basic for our existence - such as religion. Some say that the need for it is diminishing, but I believe otherwise. 
First of all, I consider religion as a form of moral and emotional support for people. As a result, the need for religion should be connected not with time, but with human nature and needs. Thus, not only does it support individuals, but it also helps whole societies by consolidating them around common aims and beliefs. 
 Another argument against the thesis that the need for religion is diminishing is given by the history. all human societies, from the primitive to the developed ones, from prehistorical to present time, have had some form of religion, varying obviously in the contents, but never in their purposes.
 Given those facts, I am strongly convinced that the human need for religion is not diminishing, neither in our time, nor should it decrease in future. All in all, religion is simply needed for both social and emotional purposes and if it exists for as long as humans, it probably will diminish or disappear only following the diminution  or disappearance of humans.


