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Assume you are an alien visiting Earth to determine if it is a religious planet. Write a "report" that discusses the criteria you will employ to determine if people on earth are religious (what does religion look like?) Describe 3 examples of behaviors or beliefs you observe that meet the criteria. Explain what the function of religion appears to be on Earth.

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This solution provides a detailed example of how one might determine the criteria for religiosity.

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As an alien visiting Earth, and making the determination as to if it is a religious planet, I would use the following criteria in making this analysis and judgment. Due to the fact that people on Earth use the written word as one of its greatest and most used communication tools, I would ascertain if there was literature related to religion, how much literature there is, and the percentage of inhabitants that have copies of ...

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