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Religion isn't the point, you need to be a part of a community to meet people. It's very rare for you to be able to make real friends, or find a mate by staring at a screen all day. Church provides one mechanism, but in the old times you could also join a bowling league or an elks club.

Now instead of being a member of a community where your actions are held to account, you can hop on Twitter and call all types of people names. And for what, just so you can spread your anger to other people ?



Actually church is a long way down the list in terms of meeting a new partner:

https://www.eharmony.com/blog/how-you-meet-your-spouse-matte...


I think you're missing my point, church is one of a multitude of ways to be involved in your community, and being involved in your community is the best way to meet a partner. Aside from that, being a part of a community is a fundamental part of mental health. Lost connections is a great book on this topic.

And come on, you couldn't find a better source than an online dating site when coming up with courtship statistics ? Overall marriage rates are at all time lows. Strange how this coincides with the advent of online dating.

https://www.usnews.com/news/healthiest-communities/articles/...


being involved in your community is the best way to meet a partner.

Except that's not what the figures show, if you don't like e-harmony their are plenty of other sources just a Google search away.

Overall marriage rates are at all time lows. Strange how this coincides with the advent of online dating.

Marriage rates have been falling in the US since the eighties, well before the advent of online dating.

https://ourworldindata.org/marriages-and-divorces

Just because you want something to be true doesn't mean it is.




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