Hmm..

[SmokingPlatypus]

Lets think about religion for a little while. All religions.

Do you think that all the good that religions can bring (bringing people together, personal strength from faith, meaning in a meaningless life, social stuff, etc) is enough to outweigh the bad? (crusades, jihad, millions of innocents killed because of beliefs, etc.)

So, I ask you this. Do you view religion as a pox, a sickness, a disease on thought?

Or do you view religion as something helpful?

SmokingPlatypus Reviewed by SmokingPlatypus on 08-29-2006. Hmm.. Lets think about religion for a little while. All religions. Do you think that all the good that religions can bring (bringing people together, personal strength from faith, meaning in a meaningless life, social stuff, etc) is enough to outweigh the bad? (crusades, jihad, millions of innocents killed because of beliefs, etc.) So, I ask you this. Do you view religion as a pox, a sickness, a disease on thought? Or do you view religion as something helpful? Rating: 5

[afghooey]

Spirituality, I think, can be very helpful and enriching to life.

Pigeonholing yourself to one set of beliefs or ideas about the universe, however, is not such a good thing IMO... I also have a great deal of mistrust towards most organized religions.