Oftentimes when bringing up the many atrocities committed in the name of religion, many are quick to say "Well, there are plenty of crimes committed without religion, too", or "Bad people were going to commit those crimes anyway, they didn't need religion, it's just their excuse". How much of that is true, though? If there were no religion, would crime rates go down? Would there be more tolerance? I do wonder if religious indoctrination ceased suddenly, would the world be a slightly better place? Or would it remain the same, something just as bad filling the vacuum? I tend to lean towards the idea that the world would be at least somewhat better off without religion, but I'm biased. 
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