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Q&A Is no religion a bad thing?

I think it's unusual that there would be no religion post-apocalypse. Surely some people would become more religious given massive social upheaval. I think it's fine if your main characters aren'...

posted 5y ago by Ryan_L‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T10:32:39Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Ryan_L‭ · 2019-12-08T10:32:39Z (over 4 years ago)
I think it's unusual that there would be no religion post-apocalypse. Surely some people would become _more_ religious given massive social upheaval.

I think it's fine if your main characters aren't those people, but the more characters you introduce the more it strains believability.

The more people you have, the less able you are to explain a group's absence by it just being a statistical fluke.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-01-09T21:56:15Z (over 5 years ago)
Original score: 4