(September 9, 2009 at 8:29 pm)theblindferrengi Wrote: and it gives a false sense of purpose to their rather pointless lives.
I have always believed that to be the main purpose for religion. That and a false sense of security during times of need.
I do agree, though, that not all religious individuals are bad. Some of them certainly are nice folk. However, I have had my fair share of experiences with religious nuts as described above. Makes you wish you had a shotgun
The dark side awaits YOU...AngryAtheism
"Only the dead have seen the end of war..." - Plato
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"Only the dead have seen the end of war..." - Plato
“Those who wish to base their morality literally on the Bible have either not read it or not understood it...” - Richard Dawkins