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Originally Posted by MarchHare
Oh wow...that's a topic for a whole other thread, but surely you can't possibly be so naive that you're unaware of all the terrible crimes that have been and continue to be committed because of religion.
I would say it's a relatively sizable number of people who were motivated because of their religious beliefs who have been responsable for a great deal of evil, misery, and suffering throughout human history. Hitchens and Dawkins (among others) have both discussed this in much greater length than I will go into here.
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Ok so if there werent any religion they would be motivated by something else...just like Hitler was motivated by a concept of a master race ... it is a small minority of Muslims that misinterpret the teachings of their religion...Islam isnt motivating millions and millions to commit gihad...
Whats the old saying there are a few bad apples that make the rest of us look bad?
As far as Dawkins goes - although hey i agree with some of what he says..he still is missing the point...he has no concept of what the human condition or nature is about..if he did he wouldnt be on his one sided crusade about how "stupid religion is". He can't even explain why its had this hold on society for thousands of years...all he can really say is it is stupid and if its not scientific than it must not be legit blah blah...