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Hate is a very strong word, and should only be used sparingly when its true meaning is understood and what is meant, and yes I hate religion.
I do not discriminate. I hate all religion. I was raised Methodist, and carted of to church or Sunday School because my parents thought it was the right thing to do. Let me correct that... they did it because that is what would please their parents. Endless cycle. neither of my parent could recite a single verse from the bible, and they could not care less.
I am not a historian, but I do feel that I have a pretty good grasp on a few things in our history. As I see it, religion is the basis for almost all wars, and almost all (ignorant) hatred that exists in the world today. "My religion is superior to yours, so therefor I don't like you, or I want you to change, or maybe I just want to kill you".
The world would be a much better place without any religion. I do appreciate the good that comes from some or most of the organized churches. Plenty of work to do good, and help others. But if you put that all in balance with all of the needless suffering and killing and hatred that has happened throughout history because of religion, it is obvious to me that we would be much better off with none of it.
I don't claim to be a historian, but as I see it religion was originally concocted as a tool to control and manage the masses of the world by leaders (dictators). That is the true origins of all religion, despite how you may have been brainwashed to thing it is something more benevolent.
Although I do not recognize any form of organized religion, I do believe we do have our creator - a deity. I guess you can call him God. That makes me not an atheist, but I think the correct term is agnostic.
I was always a science and math guy from a young age. About the age I figured out that there was no Santa Clause, I also concluded that organized religion was a farce. I have never changed that conclusion in all my years. When I was younger in my teens and 20's, I believed in the evolution theory. I have since tossed that. I simply find the whole theory to be far too inconceivable to be given any worthy credit. I could be wrong but that is what I think. Some random events allowed a few carbon elements to collide with others and that formed life? And that life then evolved to humans that can do almost anything we want, including thought and analysis and form societies? That is ridiculous to me - just as ridiculous as a bunch of stories about our creation, and God sees over things and decides what is good or bad.
So I would like to hear a few opinions about religion from you... let's keep it civil.
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