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WouldtheWorldBeSaferWithoutReligion?

Faith makes people want to kill each other--from Israel to Northern Ireland, to Afghanistan and back. Killing in the name of God or belief, which shames every religion, ought to give the person of faith pause. But should it cause us to abandon faith? Would the world be better off if religion disappeared? So is faith bad? The fact that religions preach love, but often generate violence, cannot be dismissed as a minor imperfection. If religion makes people want to murder....... >>

•God is here and there, no matter if religions exist or not. God sends us His love, but humans refuse it--it's us who make violence

•Religion doesn't cause conflict-human nature does

•With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion. ~ Steven Weinberg

•Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful. ~ Seneca the Younger

•Maybe the question should be "would the world be safer if we all stopped HIDING behind religion?" or using it for our own personal gain...

•The only way mankind can be in a peaceful state of mind, is to keep religion as a personal part of himself. Pray silently.

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