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Originally Posted by gargamel
I agree with your overall point, but I'm not sure that the statistics support the bolded part. I could be wrong, but I believe that western society is actually significantly less violent now than it was a few decades ago, though that probably has nothing to do with the rise of atheism. The trend towards treating homosexuals like human beings, though, I think is much more connected to the decline of religion. The further that religion falls out of favor, the better, but I don't think belittling religious people will further that cause.
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I don't have exact numbers either, but look at it since the turn of the century. How many people have been killed by western soldiers? I'd say equal to any number killed since world war 2 over a decade and a half span. Look at the streets of North America? Maybe I'm off but I haven't heard of any kind of a drop in violent crimes. I agree the world would be a better place without most of the religious conservatism, but to say racism and violence will see a massive drop is foolish IMO.