I used to focus on all the evils that were done in the name of religion, until I thought in fairness, I should also give credit for all the good that religion has done.
When you consider the astronomical number of people in the world i.e. 6.5 billion people, it seems to me that we should be marvelling at the amount of stability, rather than focusing on the instability in the world.
In my view, Religion plays a huge part in maintaining that stability. To expect to displace religion throughout the world with atheism IMO is not only unrealistic but may have disastrous consequences.
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