People perform religious rituals as

a. a way of invoking supernatural beings to control those forces over which they feel they have no control.
b. a practice with as little emotion as possible, because they seldom really believe rituals are effective.
c. a way of demonstrating the strong control they have over their own lives.
d. a way to demonstrate social importance and validation for their lives.
e. a way to obtain political, social, and economic power.


ANS: A

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