Originally posted by DontLegalizeDecriminalize
Originally posted by iamaperson
"Hmm, or one is correct? Correct me if I am wrong but do they not say that this is the only correct religion (pretty much most of them, right?) so therefore your statement is completely void."
Ok, there is one religion that is correct. Which one is the right one to choose then? And how do you know that religion is the correct one and not any other?
"Correct me if I am wrong but do they not say that this is the only correct religion (pretty much most of them, right?) so therefore your statement is completely void."
That is literally exactly what I was trying to get across. Since every or most of religions all state that they are the only correct religion, that would mean that they contradict each other. What I said was that all or most religions say that this is the only correct God that you can worship, you cannot worship any other God but him because any other God would be incorrect. Makes sense? You basically replaced the word God with religion, and tried to turn that against me somehow as if you're some sort of cunning linguist.
"So the point is that because no one has a good enough reason to choose a particular religion over another, we must get rid off religion? Thats what makes religion so bad, so destructive, not having proof? What?"
No, you misinterpreted what I wrote, which is probably my fault for not explaining it better. The destructive part of religion is not the lack of proof, but the pointless wars and fighting that has occurred over time which were spent fighting over which lack-of-proof having religion is the right one. Does that make sense? You may have to reread that sentence a few times, because it's a little jumbled, but I think you'll understand.
"Religion the most destructive part of society!!! Wow, if you can back this statement up"
I think the Crusades, the Spanish Inquisition, the French Wars of Religion, the Rape of Nanking, and the many other utterly unbelievable acts of untold horrors (nice alliteration) back themselves up here
"they contradict each other" ok, so they contradict each other, understand (don't know what I was thinking then?). "You basically replaced the word God with religion, and tried to turn that against me somehow as if you're some sort of cunning linguist." Cunning linguist is something I am not, and I hope am not trying to make it out as if I am.
"No, you misinterpreted what I wrote, which is probably my fault for not explaining it better. The destructive part of religion is not the lack of proof, but the pointless wars and fighting that has occurred over time which were spent fighting over which lack-of-proof having religion is the right one. Does that make sense? You may have to reread that sentence a few times, because it's a little jumbled, but I think you'll understand. "
Now what I want is proof that it is religion that done those horrible acts, rather than people who used religion in their favor. Eg. does the Bible (Koran or any other major Holy Book) tell people to murder?
I do not think religion causes war, people do. Those people can use religion as a reason for war, but without religion they would still murder, they would use some other reason for their murders.
edit on 4.1.11 by iamaperson because: forgot to end quote
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iamaperson because: added italics. Wow, its now 2 pages, didnt think I would get this far
Indeed, I won. Seriously though, I thought my question was reasonable; did religion cause these murders and cruelty? If there had been no
religion would these acts have happened? I am sorry if my constant asking of more questions was unfriendly. I was not attempting to outsmart you, but
was hoping you could smarten me, you see I don't see religion as the reason for these acts, while you do, and there must be a reason why you believe
this. So I was honestly hoping for an answer explaining how religion caused these murders. Yes, I do know books can communicate with humans, and
therefore religion can probably can start wars.
