Religion at the best of times brings stagnation on both scientific and sociological progress and wastes great resources to no good end.
Very often, the price of religious faith is discussed in terms of the "holy" wars and atrocities against non-believers, but this focus doesn't take in the total cost.
I remember once visiting the campus of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. I expected to find a few buildings but instead found myself in a sprawling complex, as big as the universities I've visited. Imagine if this complex were devoted to the study of something useful. The sheer waste of human resources, time and money boggled my mind. Even when religion is "peaceful" and behaves within civilized norms, it represents a huge and needless burden.
Very often, the price of religious faith is discussed in terms of the "holy" wars and atrocities against non-believers, but this focus doesn't take in the total cost.
I remember once visiting the campus of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. I expected to find a few buildings but instead found myself in a sprawling complex, as big as the universities I've visited. Imagine if this complex were devoted to the study of something useful. The sheer waste of human resources, time and money boggled my mind. Even when religion is "peaceful" and behaves within civilized norms, it represents a huge and needless burden.
Atheist Forums Hall of Shame:
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
