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Giles Fraser tried to find God when a helicopter crashed in London last week:<\/p>\n

It is often said critically of religion that it seeks to impose meaning on meaninglessness, that it is a sort of anxiety reduction strategy in the face of the general randomness of things. This is not the religion I know. What I see in church is a place that is remarkably accommodating to confusion and doubt. A place where people bring their not knowing what to do. They sit and light a candle or say a prayer, not fully understanding what this really means or expecting some instrumental purpose. \u201cI don\u2019t believe in organised religion,\u201d people often say. That makes me laugh. All religion is intrinsically disorganised. Forever perched over chaos.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Giles Fraser tried to find God when a helicopter crashed in London last week: It is often said critically of religion that it seeks to impose meaning on meaninglessness, that it is a sort of anxiety reduction strategy in the face of the general randomness of things. This is not the religion I know. 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