I’m not religious, but I can see the immense value that religion had historically as an imperfect guide to ethics and practical knowledge.

Sure, we can scoff at the hypocrisy and flaws now with our years of schooling, but the common person didn’t have the same access to academia back them. Short, memorable stories that show people getting punished for misdeeds and others rewarded for positive deeds is much easier to impart onto peasants than the nuances of collectivism.

Someone could point to the horrible acts done in the name of religion, but just imagine if those people didn’t have the fear of god in them. Tribalism would have separated humans into different nonreligious groups to genocide in a world without religion.

Is it specific to a field or region? I’m in grad school right now, and at every stage it’s always been APA (American Psychological Association) citation format.

Since OP is being cringe in the comments, I want to take this opportunity to thank all the meme posters on c/memes. You all are the real MVPs (meme).