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Originally Posted by rip raster
without religion the world would be much more peaceful. It really sucks ass that because of our little differences in beliefs that we feel the need to exterminate each other  |
Without religion we would all be living like barbarians. It is religion in one form or another that shaped human society.
Everything from our concepts of charity to human decency to public order was heavily influenced by (and in many cases created by) organized religion.