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In reply to the discussion: A reminder to think before you speak - Israel and Palestine edition [View all]randome
(34,845 posts)Have you followed much in the way of history? What is a religion? Is it Scientology? Is it belief in a supernatural mystic who knows when we've been bad and when we've been good? Is it women subjecting themselves to men?
Guns can be used for good or ill. So can religion. And like guns, religion will inevitably be used to subjugate or, in the case of Israel, to kill.
I don't see that the good outweighs the bad. What is 'good' about religion? Charity work? How many religions even participate? Very few from what I've seen. Is it 'spreading the message'? That 'message' is stupid if it has to do with unquestioning belief in a supernatural being.
Obviously you and I aren't going to 'settle' this debate. But I want my words out there so some will see the truth. You don't need religion to be kind to people. You don't need religion to unite us. All religion does is divide.
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