Am I correct in my understanding of this?

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61. A religion is whatever the adherent says it is.

Some Christians say you'll burn in hell forever if you don't believe. Others say it doesn't matter. They are both right. Likely there were authors and redactors in both camps, so we have a hodgepodge of beliefs all packed into one book.

The purpose of religion is not to provide a totally rational explanation of the world. Such a thing may be impossible anyway, though we may always try to make one. The purpose of religion is to make it's adherents feel better.

Some people only feel good when they are judging others. Others feel good when they sing hymns to God. Still others may feel good with other things that religion gives them.

It just so happens that whatever makes them feel good is also what their religion teaches. Go figure.