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Originally Posted by Rebelius
there's also a lot of conflict in the world which isn't caused by religion.
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Yes, but the biggest threat to us all at the moment comes from the inevitable confrontation between Christianity and Islam.
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Is it ok with you if someone is religious and has no means or intent to harm anyone else by their actions? if not, why not?
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No I don't think it is ok. Someone who is religious will try to pass that onto their children/loved ones/family (they're actually instructed to by their respective faiths). A child is no more a christian, jew or muslim than I'm Optimus Prime. I sincerely believe religious indoctrination of the young to be tantamount to child abuse.
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Originally Posted by Rebelius
don't you realise that by trying to rid the world of religion, you'd just become another faction in the religious conflicts you talk about?
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I don't because I don't (if you get what I mean). Unlike the religious, I don't have a book telling me I'll go to hell if I don't try and convert everyone to my point of view. Also I'm not going to go on some kind of crusade to forcibly rid the world of religion. All I can do is talk to people and hope that some of my (perfectly reasonable and logical) points sink in