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Originally Posted by free2131
Quotes from a few religious texts:
Organized religion (and by that, I mean EVERY religion that preaches what the two above have) is a net negative for the world and our history would have been a lot less bloody if it never existed. People who think they are fighting for a God don't think they need to question what they do (and in fact, in these two religions, questioning "the will of God" is a sin).
So yeah, people have and will continue to be evil to one another without the influence of religion, but more people have died or been killed in the name of God than anything else in history.
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Can you name situations in present day America where you are stoned, physically attacked or threatened in anyway because of religion? Yes there was a time like the crusades that religion was used to do horrible things but I’d say we’re a little more civilized in today’s time. History is important. Also is an understanding of progress