(March 1, 2012 at 8:02 pm)MysticKnight Wrote: There is many positive things religions do for people. It's true people could do that without religion, but religion motivates them in positive ways. I disagree with that all it's done is negative things like violence, etc..
Name one major change religion has made in the world that you would consider positive.
Quote:I also don't see the point of being intolerant towards religion, just because we should be intolerant towards other evils. I think we should be tolerant of religious people and understand them.
It's not the intolerance of religion itself, but the intolerance of the undeniably vile religious doctrines that cause things like misogyny and homophobia. Things of which everyone should be intolerant. Things that wouldn't exist if not for religion.
How does one come to "understand" that someone is ignorant and doesn't even want to change or understand? Sorry, dude. I understand that they're assholes.
Quote:I honestly see more evil done by "nationalism" then religion, but, I don't see people condemning nationalism in an aggressive way.
Uh. I thought nationalism and religion were kinda mutually exclusive. Maybe I'm wrong?
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