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Dash_Harber posted...

Dragonblade01 posted...

People keep the religion but throw out certain beliefs because sometimes the actual society of believers and the tradition of believing it is more important than the specifics of those beliefs.

That makes sense in some contexts, but specifically with Christianity, the entire thing is held together by their Holy Scriptures, which outright state, "Do not change these rules, they are unchanging and ever applicable".

It's the natural result of conflict between the various areas of one's social environment. Often, people would rather reconcile them than give one of the areas up. And since people in an environment often experience similar things, they can usually find groups that share some of these struggles and attempts at compromise. The gradual evolution of the various areas of one's society (including religion) is what follows. It may not be fast or happen at an even pace; but as long as a religion doesn't control all aspects of one's social environment, there's potential for change, even if seems contradictory.