Hijab protests

Religion doesn't destroy, people do. Those that take it to an extreme and people do that with other idealogies. Take a look at any system based on nin-religion and you'll see much death follows (China, USSR, Cambodia, several wars by nations based on national lines made by colonisers, etc.).

You have religion saying don't kill, don't rape, etc yet people still do.

And anyone see how people protesting the monarchy during the Queen's funeral were bundled away or arrested? Where did their freedom of speech go?

comment by Glazers Out (SE85) (U21241)
posted 2 days, 1 hour ago
Greed is the root of all evil but religion is a very close runner up.

Why in 2022 we still have well over a billion people on earth who believe in fairies in the sky is truly mind blowing.
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Religion is the root of all evil but greed is a very close runner up.

comment by CEF (U3090)
posted 27 minutes ago
comment by Glazers Out (SE85) (U21241)
posted 2 days, 1 hour ago
Greed is the root of all evil but religion is a very close runner up.

Why in 2022 we still have well over a billion people on earth who believe in fairies in the sky is truly mind blowing.
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Religion is the root of all evil but greed is a very close runner up.
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Religion isn't the root of all evil.

The desperation for power, and lauding religion over people as a way to control them is the issue, not people finding comfort in having answers to questions with no answer.

Boy from the South

Religion was created for that very reason. To control populations long ago.

Initially it was a lack of understanding. Norse, Roman, Egyptian Gods were created to explain weather events, earthquakes and other such events.

Then out of nowhere some very intelligent (for their time) people wrote the most amazing story ever told.

2000 years later people still have faith in that story.

It brings a lot of comfort to people who believe, but during those 2000 years millions of people have suffered in the name of religion and other variants which hold equal credibility within their faiths.

comment by CEF (U3090)
posted 1 hour, 10 minutes ago
Boy from the South

Religion was created for that very reason. To control populations long ago.

Initially it was a lack of understanding. Norse, Roman, Egyptian Gods were created to explain weather events, earthquakes and other such events.

Then out of nowhere some very intelligent (for their time) people wrote the most amazing story ever told.

2000 years later people still have faith in that story.

It brings a lot of comfort to people who believe, but during those 2000 years millions of people have suffered in the name of religion and other variants which hold equal credibility within their faiths.
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Ok well in the interests of balance, I think it's important you also discuss the massive benefits that religion can also bring.

comment by Boy From The South (U3979)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by CEF (U3090)
posted 1 hour, 10 minutes ago
Boy from the South

Religion was created for that very reason. To control populations long ago.

Initially it was a lack of understanding. Norse, Roman, Egyptian Gods were created to explain weather events, earthquakes and other such events.

Then out of nowhere some very intelligent (for their time) people wrote the most amazing story ever told.

2000 years later people still have faith in that story.

It brings a lot of comfort to people who believe, but during those 2000 years millions of people have suffered in the name of religion and other variants which hold equal credibility within their faiths.
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Ok well in the interests of balance, I think it's important you also discuss the massive benefits that religion can also bring.
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Shouldn't you be pointing out these "massive benefits" that religion can also bring as its you claiming that such things exist?
At least name 3 "massive benefits".

comment by Boy From The South (U3979)
posted 55 minutes ago
comment by CEF (U3090)
posted 1 hour, 10 minutes ago
Boy from the South

Religion was created for that very reason. To control populations long ago.

Initially it was a lack of understanding. Norse, Roman, Egyptian Gods were created to explain weather events, earthquakes and other such events.

Then out of nowhere some very intelligent (for their time) people wrote the most amazing story ever told.

2000 years later people still have faith in that story.

It brings a lot of comfort to people who believe, but during those 2000 years millions of people have suffered in the name of religion and other variants which hold equal credibility within their faiths.
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Ok well in the interests of balance, I think it's important you also discuss the massive benefits that religion can also bring.
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Huge benefit to all the nonce Roman Catholic priests who went undetected for decades...

comment by CEF (U3090)
posted 4 hours, 4 minutes ago
Boy from the South

Religion was created for that very reason. To control populations long ago.

Initially it was a lack of understanding. Norse, Roman, Egyptian Gods were created to explain weather events, earthquakes and other such events.

Then out of nowhere some very intelligent (for their time) people wrote the most amazing story ever told.

2000 years later people still have faith in that story.

It brings a lot of comfort to people who believe, but during those 2000 years millions of people have suffered in the name of religion and other variants which hold equal credibility within their faiths.
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Jesus didn't try to control any population.

Of course Paul later came along and used his teachings for his own gain, so you could accuse him of that.

Usual narrative about religion.

To control populations? Every religion pretty much started by making a stance against the status quo and rulers etc. It talks about taking accountability and speaking out against oppression. No way the religious of old stand for the nonsense we have today with cost of living etc.

Lack of understanding? The religions (Abrahamic at least) were established by the most civilised of civilizations of the time. Christianity during Roman times alone was a modern civilization. Put some of these modern feckers amongst them and see who comes out on top.

If religion hadn’t been a thing and they didn’t build what was to be the most grandiose buildings to attract and impose on the followers then they would not be protected by planning departments and Wetherspoons would not have benefitted.

There!