I don't think eliminating religion would eliminate magical thinking. Religious beliefs are, fundamentally, social, the result of psychological pressures inherent in the human psyche, and, therefore, will continue to exist. My only hope is that fewer irrational precepts — purity culture, abstinence education, opposition to early-term abortion and sex work, end-of-life autonomy, and harm reduction — would enjoy the untouchable social and political armor it seems to provide.

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Americans' Religious Engagement Holds at Lower Levels

Less than half of Americans continue to say religion is very important in their lives, while more say they have no religious affiliation.