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Originally Posted by Agent 488
that if religions disappeared there would be a reduction in violence is one of the most odd ideas that is in currency now. if religion disappeared today everyone would just attach themselves to some other kind of ideational structure and murder and kill each other for that.
look at the french revolution, the history of communism. no religion there. just the guillotine and mass murder deployed in the pursuit of some ideal.
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We will always have crazy people leading others... but no Country or leader, for 2000+ years has held such a grasp over the people as religions have.
But when I look across the world at non-religious cultures and countries, I see much calmer people, peace, far less wars caused by these people, and even Governments in many cases and much less forcing of ideas/morals and rules throughout history and today.
Muslims are going to end up creating another period like the dark ages, history is trying to repeat itself.