(October 22, 2013 at 2:16 pm)Sword of Christ Wrote:(October 22, 2013 at 7:51 am)Brian37 Wrote: "Religion" is nothing more than our species taking our natural grouping in evolution, and setting up "in group" vs"out group"
People like to form into groups with shared beliefs and ideals (like atheists have done) so you can't prevent that.
Uggg, I am catching the same crap from other atheists about this.
DUH, and it is not my goal to end religion. But just like a gun, you don't let others think it is a toy or leave anywhere and ignore it.
It is a poison, IN OUR ENTIRE evolutionary history. It is a flaw that far to often sets humans up to make groups centered around falsehoods, and those people in turn bleed their placebos into politics and that creates human division.
Just like Volcanos may make land and provide nutrients but if you ignore them it can be too late.
I agree people will form groups, but that does not mean it is good or right even if it is good for that particular group.
I think people have a kneejerk reaction to it because they are being PC and not understanding evolution. Evolution isn't all peaches and cream and our flaw to default to ignorance rather than fact find has always been hindered progress.
