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Originally Posted by JohnnyB
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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Agreed, what the jist of that quote in context is that in modern terms in order for people to do horrible things like fly into buildings you need religion.
I would never suggest we are going to see some perfect world without religion because of tribalism that is so strong in humans, we have a LONG way to go before we can be more peaceful and rational beings.
I just want us to acknowledge that religion can be such a strong force for evil when its taken in the hands of the more extreme followers.