Sociologists Find That Commitment to Religion

question 53

Multiple Choice

Sociologists find that commitment to religion:

• A) has significantly decreased over time.
• B) is fundamentally irrational.
• C) is rational when the costs are outweighed by benefits such as the promise of supernatural rewards and support for traditional values.
• D) is rational only when it is accompanied by secular views of values and morality.

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