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Religion

Cartoonist

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13. No, religion is evill, by its very nature.

Reply to Dorian Gray (Reply #10)

Wed Oct 30, 2019, 11:35 AM

Oct 2019

It keeps humanity from the truth by offering up a fantasy world populated by mythical beings. It dismisses science by manufacturing their own reasons for the way things are. But worst of all, it creates an Us vs Them mentality that leads to wars. Yes, there are other causes for war, such as oil or land, but do we need to make up reasons?

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Religion isn't evil Dorian Gray Oct 2019 #10

No, religion is evill, by its very nature. Cartoonist Oct 2019 #13

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Father Morey should have his church's tax exemptions withdrawn muriel_volestrangler Oct 2019 #16