Quote Originally Posted by zeitgeist
People attack religion and act like its the problem of the world. Well sorry to break it to you but its not. Go deep down to the history of every war and you will see that none of them were started for religion but for land, money etc. If there was even no such thing as religion all these wars would still be going on. Religion is something just to coat it to get more support.

And attacking someone elses beliefs is not the way to go. That is basically personally attacking someone and saying they are flat out wrong. You dont know %100 either so you just may be proving your own ignorance. I am all for an intelligent conversation to talk about your points but attacking is wrong and creates problems.
Money and greed are prime factors in wars, I'll agree with you. However, most of these wars were committed in the "name of Religion." What I mean by this is that politicians, who want to achieve a goal/gain resources, subscribe to the idea of religious defense/offense because fundamentalists are the easiest to manipulate. Granted, the rationalism of "devout" atheists is sometimes quite obtuse, but generally, they are much more cynical and questioning when it comes to Government reasonings for war. I'm not sure why this is, because in today's society, most of the far right, who are incidentally fundamentalist Christians, are pro-war and subconsciously racist. This, coming from a religion where Jesus preaches inner and outer peace, loving eachother and the discrimination of nobody, highlights just how easy it is to manipulate textual examples in the Bible to backup any subconscious prejudices one may have.

The concept of having such a large book as the "Word of God," means that if you want, you can justify murder, slavery, killing of homosexuals, and actually proclaim it as the voice of a higher deity. Now I realise that the people who do this are an extremely small minority, but it is actually quite common for other topics, such as drugs, rock music, video games etc. Extremism gets publicity, but throughout my life I have encountered people who have constantly been trying to preach the word of God, whilst ignoring what anyone else has to say because "God can't possibly be wrong." It is sad that this happens, and I know that it is a small minority of the religion, but that small minority happens to control most of Government.

Fundamentalists are the biggest danger that this planet faces. The concept of believing the Bible to be the Word of God, then ignoring all the sections where Jesus preaches peace and equaility, is extremely dangerous.

Incidentally, I think you'll find it is the religious-right who are the most against medical marijuana. Not saying they all are, but the majority are against mj recreationally as well as medically.
BathingApes Reviewed by BathingApes on . Why it is wrong to NOT attack religion We do not allow discrimination here based on race, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, age, economic status, or if you do or do not eat okra. It should go without saying that making fun of other religions is not allowed. That is from the respect part two thread, and I would like to point out some flaws in it. I will try to be as respectful as I can though. The list of discriminatory topics has absolutely nothing to do with religion. I can't choose to be born a certain race, sex, etc. Rating: 5