(August 6, 2009 at 5:09 pm)EvidenceVsFaith Wrote: Yes, it's certaintly a very 'popular' placebo, but a I don't think it's the best one! A better one would be...basically any that can't lead you to killing in the name of something - such as a non-existent deity!
EvF
But theres NO belief that won't lead you to killing. Because killing isn't inherently about the belief so much as it is about the person. The people who would kill for God just happen to kill for God. Had they been environmentalist they would have killed for nature. Had they been cheese enthusiast they would kill for cheese. The fact of the matter is that the killers will kill because thats who they are. So we can't judge the faith based on the killers the same way that, although I'm a massive animal enthusiast, I'd rather not be judged based on the terrorist actions of the Animal Liberation Front or PETA.
