The power a man can achieve by claiming to hear the voice of God.. Scary how so many people die in the name of religion.
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Re: The root of evil
Thu, July 22, 2004 - 1:09 AM--
My 2.5 cents (inflation)
While religion is, by not means, the root of ALL evil, it is most certainly the root of much evil.
Those who committ evil acts in support of their religion do NOT do so in the name of their religion
or in the name of their god(s).
Rather, they do it due to the religion and what it teaches.
If a religion teaches NO evil, no evil comes from it.
Like I know of NO terorist act ever committed against others by members of the Buddist religion.
While the followers of the Christian, Jewish and Moslem religions committ many acts of terror. -
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Re: The root of evil
Wed, August 17, 2005 - 2:52 PMI like to say that the love of pleasure is the root of all evil. Therefore, evil acts commited in the name of religion (or any other concept) happen because the pertetrators feel that they would be able to attain more pleasure from their ideological focus if they forced everyone to share that ideological focus. (Hope I said that right.) -
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Re: The root of evil
Thu, August 25, 2005 - 4:31 AMSatanists love pleasure, but they won't start a crusade/jihad. -
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Re: The root of evil
Tue, August 30, 2005 - 6:59 PMWow!! Finally someone who actually knows what a satanist is! Awesome.
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Re: The root of evil
Tue, August 23, 2005 - 6:12 PMi think there were many buddhists among those japanese who, during the 1930's, did some atrocious things to the people whose lands they invaded (e.g. nanking)... which is not to say they did it in the name of buddha or anything... and i'm sure many of the chinese that were slaughtered were also buddhists... -
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Re: The root of evil
Tue, August 30, 2005 - 6:21 AMI think people need to just realize that it's okay for them to believe whatever they want to as long as they don't have to push this on anyone else
It's fine if a religion unites but don't try to over-step those bounds and "convert" everyone else -
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Re: The root of evil
Sat, September 3, 2005 - 8:43 AMDO you know how difficult it is to do, wehn almost every religion has a "conversion clause?"
Protestants have thing about it, so do Catholics. Muslims are the most extreme, calling all non believers, "infidels."
What's wrong is the "My god is better than your god" philosophy, which in turn tells that person, "I am better than you."
You can't stop the ass whooping from coming when you tell someon you're better than they are.
It sounds childish, but it is the truth. -
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Re: The root of evil
Wed, September 7, 2005 - 6:12 AMI know but we live in a different world today
I think people understand now more that everyone has a choice of religion .. Maybe that's naive of me but I think that overall we've "grown up" and became smarter about religion as a whole -
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Re: The root of evil
Sun, September 25, 2005 - 8:53 AMGreed and Control
even God can't stop it
all God can do is promote and allow it
Like Dog, shouldn't God be put on a leash
Can't we put God in a kennel?
It seems like God is only rich mans best friend.
Maybe there should be more religions created.
There are too many Walmartlike Gods putting little gods out of business.
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Re: The root of evil
Wed, December 21, 2005 - 10:01 AMWhile I do believe religion is indirectly related to the annoying obstacles of the world that I have to confront daily, I no more believe religion is the root than I believe evil exists as some sort of polar construct. Granted, I'm a rationalist -- both an atheist and an antitheist (in the sense that I am against the religious) -- but it certainly seems that the underlying facet of religion that plagues us is a failing of rational intellect. This, sadly, extends well beyond the borders of religion (as one can often find in any atheist publication).
Now whether or not to believe religion is the root of the concepts of 'good' and 'evil', that is a far more interesting topic.
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