(July 6, 2015 at 7:19 pm)excitedpenguin Wrote: But I will say this, anyone who refuses to believe that religion isn't the biggest factor of stupidity and therefore violence and poverty that played into politics since the dawn of civilization is pretty much deluded by some kind of liberal dogma or smth.
Greed kills religion in terms of violence, suffering, and evil promulgated. Greed.
What's scary is that greed lies deeper in the human psyche than religion. You can eliminate religion altogether, and you will still have wars over resources, land, financial systems, market strategies, productive zones, slave labor, food supply, and so on -- and all of those devolve into greed when you really boil it down.
I disagree with your notion that religion is the biggest factor in violence and poverty, and I look forward you essaying your support for it.