Originally Posted by Grapesoda

I would say that religion has done no more harm or good that 'scientific progress' on the whole... one issue any culture faces is to survive it's technological advancements. there are many examples though time of cultures that have not... while our current situation as a people might seem to be religious in nature or a clash or religious ideology's the real culprit to my mind is almost instant communication across the globe which allows various points of view to be manipulated in a way that has never been possible before...