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    @_niko (regarding your post below) Your assumption is that the absence of religion would allow humans to live in peace, love and harmony. You are wrong.

    The absence of religion would arguably lead to more death, war and injustice. The abhorrent actions of those driven by a misguided interpretation of their faith is less to do with the Koran and more to do with radicalisation and social intolerance.

    What divides us as humans is everything: sport, money, politics, drugs, sex, shopping, resources, music, emotions, love, death ...and on, and on ad infinitum. We are a fundamentally 'tribal' species and this will always lead to conflict. Always. Laying the blame for all the troubles of humanity at the feet of religion is myopic.

    During the French revolution 17,000 people were decapitated in the streets in front of an audience and it wasn't because of a religion.

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    • Jordy P gets into that a lot, how humans are too daft to function without a god myth. It helps drive the society and give people hope.PhanLo
    • The very idea that religions somehow have a monopoly on morality is absurd. Religions are not required for a moral society.monospaced
    • @mono No one is claiming thatMorning_star
    • I agree Morningstar, if you take away religion from the animals, they are still animals. What we need is education, logic and an awakening._niko
    • What we need is a planet full of evolved, moral, ethical human beings who can reason and see that we are all in this together for the good of mankind_niko
    • I’m with you all the way.Morning_star
    • This means ridding is of religion, ridding is of imaginary borders, ridding us of tribalism, ridding is of hate and suspicion of the other. It’s the only way fd_niko
    • If you say absence of religion would cause more death and pain, then you’re implying it is keeping those things at bay. I flat out disagree.monospaced
    • great post +1fadein11
    • I don't think people need religion, if you look at some European countries that have the lowest levels of religion they are perfectly fine and great places toyuekit
    • live. Of course there are other fanatical belief systems people can get sucked into, but that doesn't prove religion is necessary.yuekit
    • Having said that I'm not anti-Islam or anti-Buddhist or Christian, these are closely tied to peoples' culture and history. And I think they can be evolved toyuekit
    • fit in with a modern humanist science based society, they have all evolved throughout history even if the more hardline religious types don't like to admit it.yuekit
    • Right.monospaced
    • I agree with you 101%Beeswax
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