(April 26, 2010 at 3:06 pm)True Christian Wrote: What's more religion has undeniably done some good in the world. It has united nations, given people a set of moral values that are good for the well-being of society. For hundreds of years most of the education and medicine was practiced by the Church. Finally most organizations that help the poor sick or homeless are originally Christian.
Well first off.. Welcome to the forums
Well I couldent agree more that you are a true Christain.... MOST that I have met are of the Cherry picking breed (Keep what you agree with and the stuff you dont agree with is either out of context or not a literal passage and or ignored all together) What's more religion has undeniably done ALOT terrible things to the world. Muslims fighting Christians...Christians fighting muslims... Muslims and christians infighting over dogma. There is nothing any religion has done for the good of man that could not have done by a secular means...if 85% of the population is religious of course the majority of private hospitals would be of religious origins.. It means nothing.... If you can get a man to believe obserdities you can get him to commit atrocities......
You can NOT cherry pick religion. If you can please point the passage in the bible where it says you can..... cuz I can point out where it says you cant... Most Atheist dont believe in a god for a few reasons but the most common is EVEDENCE or lack there of or even evedence contrary to holy text. For hundreds of years and even today religion has styfled education (mostly science) not only supress education and new ideas but would try them as herritics and kill them or imprisson them.
Did I make a good point? thumbs up I cant help it I'm a Kudos whore. P.S. Jesus is a MYTH.