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Originally Posted by Mr. Blue
People blame religion for the ills in the world, I blame human nature, because that's truly the root of all evil.
If there wasn't a religion do you think the sheep would suddenly become independent free thinkers? Hell no, they'd find some other organization to cling to and some new idol to worship, because a sheep is a sheep...they need someone to lead them.
If you look at history you can see numerous examples of when there's no religion something will fill the void, whether it's a political party, nationalism, or some other -ism that allows people to blindly hate others.
Man made religion in his own violent image...there's nothing divine about the words printed between the pages of these holy books...even when the message in these books are somewhat innocent and peaceful, you'll have someone twist the meaning for their own benefit.
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This is true. The nature of man is what causes most atrocities. People seek religions that fit their needs and it appears that most have needs of blood sacrifice. Even if all religions were peaceful, there would be blood loving people anyhow. As it stands, they just have a place to go on Sundays (or Saturdays depending) and get their bloodlust fix. People will always hate each other I fear. Religions only give them a reason to justify it.