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Originally Posted by flylock shox
I agree with what you're saying here. But at least without religion you can deal with these other motivators rationally. You can avoid violence if you can talk to the other party rationally, but a religious basis for violence affords no rationality, which complicates things. Its like trying to reason with an agitated schizophrenic: if they have some crazy reason for punching you, you're getting punched no matter what you say.
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I agree with this, but I think the loss of religion would have more negative impact than good on society. I am very much against organized religion and do not believe in god but I do believe spirituality has a very important place in our society. I think those folks who are unable to believe in themselves need to believe in something else that they believe is bigger than them. Without that millions of people would be stripped of the hope they have in life.