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Originally posted by warisover
reply to post by Kaytagg
s&f for the great thread. It's time for the sheep to start thinking for themselves but I don't know if most sheople really are capable of that.
If you figure 500 years ago, they were decapitating people while people cheered in the village square. Or where they had public hangings and everyone came to see. You can say what you want but religion has shifted our environment to a more peaceful and humane life for everyone
Originally posted by Kaytagg
reply to post by andy1033
what use does religion have?
Originally posted by Kaytagg
I don't think our leaders are actually leaders. They're figureheads. And the people pulling their strings are as ruthless as they are godless.
Originally posted by time91
reply to post by Intuitiveaptitude2009
If we go by religious rule this world will be better off? Remember learning about the medieval times in history? Lets see, the crusades, horrible living conditions for 95% of people, lack of advancement, repression of ideas, etc.
Religion is just a now obsolete form of tyranny. Science will allow the dictators to control more efficiently than religion, and unfortunately it seems that history builds on past failures in the short term and repeats itself in the long term.
God is the Author and Finisher of time. He instantly, immediately, without effort knows all things past, present, and future. He is not affected or intimidated by my or your lack of belief or need for Him
Originally posted by dalek
Religion is a pure pissing contest for egos.
A person doesn't get his way? BANG! he goes off to form his own Church/God
That simple disagreement between human egos has often laid to millions of lives being destroyed years later.
In my opinion The Dark Ages are over and anyone that supports religious control of our lives through government had better give me evidence that there is live after death, otherwise their opinions and authority is Null & Void