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I am amazed at the respect of religion

I hear a ton of atheists that say that they see nothing wrong with religion. Have you been paying attention? Are you alive? Do you know any religious people?
Remember 7 years ago, September 11? Remember 70 years ago, the HOLOCAUST? Both were purely religious. How can ANYONE with a brain respect any religion? Religion is evil. Religion has caused more harm than ANY OTHER SOURCE. Respect is EARNED, not GIVEN. No, I do not respect religious beliefs. The belief in a 2000 year old book of fairy tales is ridiculous.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_religion

Read that, and tell me that you respect religious beliefs. If you can, you are almost as delusional as the people that buy into that crap.

Let me ask you one question: can you name a SINGLE good thing that religion does that couldn't be accomplished be other means?

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Permalink Reply by LeaT on September 20, 2008 at 3:37am

And I rephrase, Wicca is a neo pagan religion, thus theistic. Still, you can see nothing like "absolution, atonement, conservation, deliverance, emancipation, extrication, liberation, mainstay, manumission, nirvana, preservation, redemption. Dressing it up by calling it "selfulfillment"" in that.

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Permalink Reply by John Lopez on September 20, 2008 at 4:40pm

I'm sorry, then what's the point of one practicing a neo pagan religion? If not for some form of salvation, then what exactly? What's the point.

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Permalink Reply by Zeglr Almighty on September 19, 2008 at 6:42pm

Even looking down at these sillies one must still respect them. Learning to respect one's enemies is a hard lesson won.

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Permalink Reply by Фелч Гроган on September 20, 2008 at 4:59pm

Digesting what you all said -

Religion had a purpose: coagulating tribes into societies.

That purpose is gone. QED.

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Permalink Reply by funk Q on September 21, 2008 at 12:17am

Felch, do think that was its real or main purpose?

I think it was set up and perpetuated by fat, lazy, horny men not good at anything constructive but good at manipulation. They sat on their arses living off the toil of others and enjoying all the pleasures life offered. They condemned their opponents as evil and had them dealt with. They still do!