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mike_c

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30. it's a mass delusion...

Reply to angrychair (Original post)

Fri Mar 13, 2026, 01:13 PM

Mar 13

...for which humans have an evolutionary predisposition. It's the evil twin of survival instincts appropriate for conditions a million years ago, but horribly gone awry in settled human societies.

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Religion is the embodiment of hate [View all] angrychair Mar 13 OP

Hate and division. SamKnause Mar 13 #1

War and Suffering walkingman Mar 13 #2

I'm special. I have a special friend. My special friend tells me I'm special for being RockRaven Mar 13 #3

Meh canetoad Mar 13 #4

Sky Daddy for everyone...yippee! wcmagumba Mar 13 #5

At it's most basic, I think religion is the embodiment of about 500M years of evolution AZJonnie Mar 13 #6

Interesting take. AZ8theist Mar 13 #17

I agree with what you posit in broad terms for sure AZJonnie Mar 13 #21

i think it's an evolutionary vestige of the big ape days. mopinko Mar 13 #20

Yes, a "God as Ultimate Alpha" DEFINITELY arose from our animal ancestors being tournament species AZJonnie Mar 13 #22

mostly but mopinko Mar 13 #23

Well, yeah, of course. Every living creature's purpose is passing their DNA packet. AZJonnie Mar 13 #25

However, said survival does not require BadgerKid Mar 13 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Mar 13 #7

If religion were to disappear overnight peace on earth would be a real possibility yaesu Mar 13 #8

No, I doubt that very much - harumph Mar 13 #35

Psychological enslavement. John1956PA Mar 13 #9

Fiddlesticks, it's a human thing like anything else. Humans love stories. betsuni Mar 13 #10

In a mild private form jfz9580m Mar 13 #16

not all of us believe in nonsense Skittles Mar 13 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Mar 13 #11

Looks like Christians are overrepresented. Not sure what the point is? Ilikepurple Mar 13 #12

it is sickening Skittles Mar 13 #13

It's Christians and Muslims that have a history of violence and forced conversions JI7 Mar 13 #14

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Skittles Mar 13 #19

It is all about profits in the end jfz9580m Mar 13 #15

And then, one Thursday... HariSeldon Mar 13 #24

Hmmmmmmm malaise Mar 13 #27

No it isn't. QueerDuck Mar 13 #28

It can be, depending upon the believer. no_hypocrisy Mar 13 #29

it's a mass delusion... mike_c Mar 13 #30

I tend to believe people are. Torchlight Mar 13 #31

That is Okay. Atheist communists & Nazi's have killed many religious people. Jacson6 Mar 13 #32

Combining angrychair Mar 13 #34

That's not religion, it's people EdmondDantes_ Mar 13 #33

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. summer_in_TX Mar 14 #36