This is the problem with every religion worldwide. Every umbrella label, has members under it, individuals or sects, whom use the same writings to justify either compassion or cruelty. This is what makes every religion a horrible way to conduct national or global politics.
No, it isn't that you can force any religion off the face of the planet. But most humans never want to consider that our species behaviors are not some poker chips in a cosmic casino bet between a super hero and super villain.
Most humans get handed the superstitions of their parents at birth and while there is great empathy in our species, we stupidly confuse the good side of our species as magically being handed to us, instead of being in us.
Religion still produces this tribalism and fear of outsiders as much as others like to claim it produces unity and peace. If any one religion were a cure we would see that by now. I'd say the only thing that humans have in reality are other humans and if we want peace, we need to stop giving so much priority to our differences and focus on the things we have in common.
No, it isn't that you can force any religion off the face of the planet. But most humans never want to consider that our species behaviors are not some poker chips in a cosmic casino bet between a super hero and super villain.
Most humans get handed the superstitions of their parents at birth and while there is great empathy in our species, we stupidly confuse the good side of our species as magically being handed to us, instead of being in us.
Religion still produces this tribalism and fear of outsiders as much as others like to claim it produces unity and peace. If any one religion were a cure we would see that by now. I'd say the only thing that humans have in reality are other humans and if we want peace, we need to stop giving so much priority to our differences and focus on the things we have in common.
