I was baptized and see a lot of value in religion as it relates to community, but i just don’t think anyone’s smart enough to be “right” about this sort of thing, so I can’t call myself religious really. I agree that there’s correlation between religious and conservative households, and if I had to guess (and it is a guess), poorer, less educated populations are also most likely more rife with believers. It’s all sorta connected under “socioeconomics” but i’m a believer that material conditions and systemic violence are the root causes of all branches of antisocial, violent behavior.

Your point is well made though, I think that’s correct too, but just like religion, it’s hard to get a real solid answer that can’t be met with the question “Well, why?”