Religion (in general)

< > If women were raped because (and only because) they wore mini skirts, as often as people were killed because of religion, than I would be against mini skirts also. < > Consider the number of times that has happened, compared to how many people benefit from the existence of school. A few shootings shouldn't make us want school to never have existed. However, all the deaths religion has caused does make me wish religion had never existed. < > The people who died were, for the most part, people who decided to be irresponsible in the way they drive. So the argument you used before that stated one religion should not be punished for the actions of other religions actually applies in this situation. Also, cars are a great benefit to society, more than religion. You'd be amazed if you found out how many people were fed or treated due to the invention of cars. Think of ambulances and trucks on the road all day transporting food. Those scenarios and your opening comment were so ridiculous, I forget I'm on a debating website. < > Islam many times condones murder. Also, I blame Christianity for putting so many people in danger and killing so many people by making them believe a fake story that will make them be persecuted. < > What is this comment about? Are you so frustrated that you have to resort to insults? Or are you just hostile towards ideas that aren't yours? Please stop wasting my time with these comments, for no one wants to read them. "far from millions." That's because you focused on only three. What about the ones killed by the Romans at the time Christianity emerged? What about the people being killed everyday in the Middle East? What about the Palestinian-Israeli war that has been going on for decades? Stop being so biased... < > All the deaths I mentioned were caused by religion. Mel Gibson's remarks had nothing to do with his faith. However the murder going on in the Middle East right now... Can you say that has nothing to do with their faith? All the deaths I have mentioned are caused by people, who were influenced to kill by religion. <<"The best thing is to let Christianity die a natural death.... When understanding of the universe has become widespread... Christian doctrine will be convicted of absurdity....">> True statement, Adolf Hitler was a brilliant man. < > A lot of victims were religious and killed for their faith, I blame some of those deaths on religion also. < > It very much can! If Christianity hadn't set the rule to the priests that they can't engage in sexual activity ever in their life, they wouldn't be so eager that they decided to take on children, who are very easily influenced. < > Humans are naturally, for the most part, good. If religion hadn't influenced them to help others, simple moral values would. And I would prefer to have simple moral values rather than religion, which is moral values plus a bunch of lies told by schizophrenic prophets who say they have seen things that we know today are impossible. Like when Constantine was pressured to become a Christian and after deciding to be one, claimed he had seen the Christian God. Or when the "Virgin Mary" told the obviously fake story that God had given her the baby, and she is in fact a virgin. <> Because I believe in freedom of religion, therefore we can't just choose which ones to keep. < > I do not wish for its demise, I just wish it had never existed. < > They are influenced by evidence, not science. By your logic, Einstein should be blamed for Hiroshima and Nagasaki. No! Evil people use science in an evil way, good people use science in a good way. < > Technology is brought on by science. science: The observation, identification, description, experimental investigation, and theoretical explanation of phenomena. Phenomena such as the metal used for the pipes your uncle uses. And the electricity used to shock a person back to life, etcetera... Science leads to technology.