Is Religion Crazy?

This question cannot be answered as stated, because it implies all religions are being considered.

But it can easily be answered for a particular religion. And the answer is usually: yes.

The first religion was probably what we now call shamanism. The belief that spirits animate and control everything and people could interact with them directly.

This has been converted into a modern religion, with organizations, teachers, and followers. I was one of them, at one time.

Many of us have to ask this question of the religion we were born into: in my case: Mormonism, or the RLDS church, one of the Mormon churches. My grandparents believed in it completely.

But in the Seventies, it faced a crisis, and could not go on. It is now in a slow decline, and will soon exist only in a minimal condition (as empty buildings). Most RLDS are not aware of this, but their children are not interested in their parent's Church.

The LDS church (the original Mormon church) is still going strong. Its people are still crazy but can operate successfully in today's world. Mitt Romney, a senator from Utah, voted to impeach Trump!