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In reply to the discussion: Atheism to Defeat Religion By 2038 (photo update) [View all]trotsky
(49,533 posts)22. That could be said about a lot of otherwise harmful institutions.
And what makes religion unique is that it has no mechanism by which the wheat can be separated from the chaff. "I've interpreted the bible better than you have." "No you haven't, *I've* interpreted it correctly." "You're both wrong, god spoke to me last night and told me the truth!"
This basic problem is what leads to the massive amount of religion-based conflict. Always has, always will.
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