(June 29, 2011 at 11:10 am)Rhythm Wrote:
I'm simply stating that in my opinion, the institution of religion is a relic that belongs in the same dustbin that the institution of slavery now rots away in. I find it difficult to understand why we would wish to reserve a special status for this particular delusion. The work has already begun with regards to making religion something one reads about in a history class. Religion, in my opinion, not only has nothing to offer us, it is a barrier to human progress. At it's best it is benign, and at its worst genocidal and apocalyptic.
Surely you do not think slavery is dead. Slavery is alive in many countries around the world and the U.S. is no exception my friend, ban religion and it goes underground and gives the extremist the freedom to grow a militant attitude without being noticed until it's to late.
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.