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Religion had good intentions, but nature has better

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Religion had good intentions, but nature has better
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RE: Religion had good intentions, but nature has better
November 25, 2014 at 6:04 pm (This post was last modified: November 25, 2014 at 6:09 pm by abaris.)
(November 25, 2014 at 6:01 pm)Confused Ape Wrote: Religion, atheism, politics and science etc etc are all neutral. They can be used for good or ill depending on the humans involved.

No, religions all have codes of conduct. Atheism hasn't. So if some holy book says to hate people riding bycicles their followers will do just that. Atheism is neutral. It's individual, since there is no such book and no such code.
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