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Pretend that there was no such thing as religion. Do you actually think that none of those things would have happened?
The fact that wars and atrocities were committed in the name of religion doesn't mean that they would never have happened in the absence of religion.
No - I don't believe the Children's War would have happened without Religion.
Nor would the Spanish Inquisition and the Great Crusades. What about the face off between Middle Eastern Countries? Would much of that be going on right now? What about 9/11 - would that have happened? What about Cults - all in the name of a twisted 'god' belief and worhsip? Would we be defending Israel so much if we weren't a "Christian nation" (according to many people's beliefs - not mine).
Sure - wars happen - right now people are beign tortured and killed and religion and God doesn't factor it. But that's doesn't mean that *countless* people have met their end because someone was on a religious-trip and trying to spread the good word through their proclaimed Jihad.
Wait - are you saying that you believe that a supernatural being actually killed all those people via things like floods?
If so, then it would seem pretty foolish to be saying religion is useless.
If not, then it obviously wasn't the fault of a religion that those people died.
Religious people believe it happened (I don't)
And they worship the God/Gods who did such attrocities and accept it - and even defend said beliefs and actions.
You know why God killed all the children in the flood? (I asked this in another forum years back) - the Defendors of God said "Because they were *really really bad people*"
Mmmmhmm.
Religion breeds stupidity, that's for damn sure. . . and Foster's an acceptance of "kill all" as long as "God does it it's ok!" - which is why it's so dangerous.
Of course crap would happened without religion - of course it would. But you cannot deny that people all too often *use* religion as support, a reason, an excuse and as their 'purpose' far too often - even if it's just a bunch of bull**** to them, personally.
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