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Originally Posted by Snakeeye
If man creates religion to control the population (which is a theory I agree with), then it is man who is causing this evil and war, not theism. You are blaming the puppet for the puppetmaster's actions.
Also, your argument that theism causes violence is massively unreliable, as the majority of violent crimes committed has little or nothing to do with religion.
Violence is the result of man's lust for power and control. Organized religion has often been used as a means to achieve this.
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Sheesh...well Im glad we are finally agreeing on something...go back and read my posts...I have never suggested that man cant be bad...I have suggested that I believe man is inherantly good...there are triggers in life that may lead a man one way or the other. A baby is not born evil...he is given life circumstances to make him that way.
So now when you add religion to the mix...as I posted above...yes I firmly believe that it is indeed a cause of great sorrow in this world. Lets try a century without the corruption of organized religion. Be spiritual if you like...hell dance to the sun or the moon...but lets quit fooling ourselves about false prophets.