Has Religion Done More Good Or Harm?

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thread starter NerdyMapleGeek Apr 23 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Now before you post your opinion try to post it in a way that won't offended or start flame wars thanks. So what do you think basil has it helped or hurt the world?

Fade2BlacK 04/23/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

More good. You could argue that without religion, civilization and morals would have never existed.

hev3nly 04/23/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

It has helped countless people deal with personal problems. I'll just leave it at that...

Bobishness 04/23/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

I wouldn't know

devinkk 04/23/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Fade2BlacK said: " You could argue that without religion, civilization and morals would have never existed." Was about to say that

Biotic 04/23/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Harm most terrorist bombs are for religion. Why is religion got anything to do with killing?

Xuadia 04/23/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Fade2BlacK said: "More good. You could argue that without religion, civilization and morals would have never existed." What he said.

neonboys 04/23/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

more good IMO. it brought people together

walter14232 04/23/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

without religon we would basically be cavemen.

Lychee 04/23/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

On personal levels, religion has definitely done some good. On a larger scale, it's arguable whether or not religion has done more good or harm, but I'd say it's somewhere in between.

Chukc 04/23/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Its good to a certain extent...

nerdbomer 04/23/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Fade2BlacK said: "More good. You could argue that without religion, civilization and morals would have never existed." Yeah, thats my thoughts too.

Kehaar 04/23/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Hurt, obviously. Crusades. Holocaust. Thirty Years War. Northern Ireland. French Wars of Religion. Spanish Inquisition. Soviet Persecution of Christians. Those are just a few examples.

de4db0lt 04/23/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Why do people think that humans need religion to have morals? Morals and religion are completely separate in nearly every single modern moral theory.

Kehaar 04/23/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

walter14232 said: "without religon we would basically be cavemen." I don't get it. Please explain your reasoning.