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Old 05-30-2013, 06:29 AM   #220
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I don't see this in the many debates, discussions I see about religion. The truth is represented by this excellent quote:
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With or without it you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion. - Steven Weinberg
That quote seems obviously wrong to me. People will do bad things regardless of religion. Milgram's experiments and the Stanford prison experiment are excellent examples of how easy it is for "good" people to do "evil" things.
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