[rquote=2598577&tid=143385&author=VickyJ][rquote=2597975&tid=143385&author=florence33][rquote=2586685&tid=143385&author=VickyJ]I dont believe in god, life after death, fate, or any of that cr*p to be honest. When you die, thats it, you get eaten by worms or blow around the world in tiny pieces forever more...I believe in the big bang theory, and evolution, but fate, is nothing but a nice story. Same as the bible, I believe that it was written as a story book, it got into some deluded persons hands, and they took it for real. Jesus was one hell of an author, but not the son of god.[/rquote] Really, I think that if everyone believe that God don't exists, this world would be a very dangerous place. After all, what do you have to lose? It's real easy to act like a jackass.[/rquote]
The world is a more dangerous place because of religion. A lot of wars have occurred because of it, and lots of people have died for it. So how would the world be a dangerous place without it?
And you think Im acting like a jackass because I have different views than you? Speaks for itself really.[/rquote]
I think Vicky the world is far more dangerous because of politics using Religion and misinterpreting it.
For instance terrorism - is largely controlled by underworld crime using Religion. The Taliban for instance, are huge drug smugglers. They found the second largest shipment of drugs ever in Afghanistan a while back - Marijuana, Coke and obviously Heroin. The Taliban basically use this (Religion) as a front and that the West are infidels.
This is financed by the Saudi families who are interested in pushing oil and their interests and using Islam, misinterpreting it for self benefit.
Other areas are the use of politics among Christians to get votes. Scaring parents about their kids getting diseases, pregnant if they don't believe in God and then saying vote for us and we'll get you a vote. A lot of this is governed by Religion.
Unfortunately, we rarely hear about the masses and masses of people who find faith and a future in their religion. In Africa for instance it's a huge lifeline, the biggest thing they have amidst people manipulating and controlling them and for them it works. India, China, masses of Europe - the vast majority of Religious people talk about how much their faith helps them live civil and balanced lives away from the problems in life. As much as Islam is a bit of an oddity, the people who practice Religion, again the vast majority (and I don't mean the muslim council of Britain or the Foundation of Islam) believe Islam to be a peaceful religion and even in the major Islamic countries around the world, the majority of participants away from the news headlines want peace throughout the middle east.
Surprisingly, this is the case in Iran as well. It is the Ayatollah and his control largely supported by influential billionaires pushing their own agenda that stops people from gaining true democratic power while they manipulate villagers and indigenous people in the country to gain a false win in polls.
So, I know people use Religion to fool and manipulate impressionable people with no hope or future but looking at the vast majority of people who are helped by Religion to live ina world, where lets face it, life isn't easy for anybody (even away from the Religion argument) then I guess it's easy for us in a country like we have to have choice for Religion becase we get help for Health, Work and everything but in countries where you have to push harder and work harder, Religion gives that impetus in people to try harder and a belief that there is more to life than nothing.
Here: Check this out,
http://www.newstatesman.com/internat...istan-pakistan