The misunderstanding of religion

[Centurion1]

I can agree that religion can bind people together, who ever questioned that?

However, I would prefer some religion who wasnt as harmful as, say, the christian or muslim ones.
Religion ain't harmful, it is some of the people who practice it (extremists). there are pleny of atheists who cause harm. Maybe, i can claim it is because they are not catholic?

The idea of religion binding people together is however, at large, wrong. Why? Because this bonding comes from excluding others. If everyone in the world shared a belief, religion could be a positive force, however, in its current function it excludes and creates problem as much, if not more, than it helps.
Well, people are different and certain religions don't fit. for instance i like the ability of to eat pork and drink beer, so no islam for me. Oh and tolerance can be taught. Nationalism is just as often a force of war and hate. Do you recommend we all become a single country?

It's all about what perspective you have.
Truth


On a sidenote: OF COURSE religious people are more happy, haven't you heard "ignorance is a bliss"? However, I have a hard time believing some dusty old book just so I can get to bond with some american redneck..
Biased. I do not know where you live, but American rednecks have saved the free and western world. They serve in over 50% of americas armed forces while being around 30% of the population, and without that "redneck" we would have lost a lot of wars, that affected other people...........

Oh and my "CATHOLIC" priest has multiple degrees from prestigious universities like John Hopkins. Yeah it ain't the dark ages buddy, most religious clergy are very well educated.

Refutation in the quotes and bolded

[Mooks]

Refutation in the quotes and bolded

Is it because some of the people that practice it are extremists? Even so, the moderates of any religion lend credence to the extremists.

Well, people are different and certain religions don't fit. for instance i like the ability of to eat pork and drink beer, so no islam for me. Oh and tolerance can be taught. Nationalism is just as often a force of war and hate. Do you recommend we all become a single country?

Are you serios?

Biased. I do not know where you live, but American rednecks have saved the free and western world. They serve in over 50% of americas armed forces while being around 30% of the population, and without that "redneck" we would have lost a lot of wars, that affected other people...........

And?.........

Oh and my "CATHOLIC" priest has multiple degrees from prestigious universities like John Hopkins. Yeah it ain't the dark ages buddy, most religious clergy are very well educated.

Theology is the study of ignorance. Or at least one aspect of human ignorance. Everyone knows that clergy receive degrees, that still doesnt make them right. You can become knowledgable about any creation myth, its still a creation myth.

And during the dark ages the clergy were one of the very few groups that were still educated (able to read/write/ect). Its because of early church that alot of writings still exist from the Roman era.