Hello, i am a real Christian

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These 10 top giving countries are also ALL european countries, are mostly northern countries (high life expectancy and education), and are all countries with a rich population.

So what? What does that have to do with anything we're talking about? There are rich European countries that have a religious majority, why aren't they on the top of that list in overwhelming amounts?

America is 90% Christian, and although they give the most in dollar amounts, percentage wise American people are LESS likely to donate than their European, mostly secular counterparts.

This is much more likely the cause for their generous behaviour than the fact that they are religious or not.

And you prove my point - religious people aren't necessarily more giving. There are other factors that play a part.

These numbers are not relevant. However in terms of simple case by case basis, a person is more enclined to have a certain behaviour if they believe it to be holy and sacred.

I just gave you a refutation to that argument. Please provide evidence for your assertion.

Why is it so hard for atheists to concede there is at least ONE thing good with religion ?

There are a few good things that happen as a result of religion.

1. It can instill a sense of belonging in an individual.
2. It can instill a sense of confort in an individual.
3. It can help a person through troubling times with moral guidance
4. It can help show a person how to be more altruistic.

There are a few more that I'm having trouble naming.

However, the fact you're making claims saying that religious people are necessarily more giving is horseshit, and I gave you evidence for my assertion. The fact something is comforting in a time of need doesn't mean it's necessarily true, nor does the moral guidance at the time of need serve as anything but a scare tactic to get people to straighten up and fly right.

I feel that the bad outweighs the good in modern religion. It has become a social juggernaut that is losing momentum as time progresses and the world becomes more secular, adopting values of logic and evidence over superstition and tradition.