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More people have died in the name of religion than have ever died of cancer yet, we do try to cure cancer.

Duke 8 Dec 22
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I think that the issue of what we are choosign to "cure" comes down to a matter of personal choice. Religion is a choice that individuals make. Having Cancer is not. There is also the question of whether relgion is necessarily violent by nature. We may just have relgions that happen to be violent.

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I actually think that Christianity, because of its long history, and specifically the Roman Catholic Church, is responsible for more crimes against humanity than any other religion, or even state, in history. Take into account two Millenia, wars in its name, the a Dark Ages, thwarting of science and progress, suppression of free minds, opposition to social thinking, scientific progress, and the spread of liberalism, and control over millions, and uncountable tortures and atrocities, the RCC's crimes dwarf other evil movements we think of, such as the Nazis, terrible as their crimes were and facilitated by 20th Century technology, but, thankfully confined to a relatively small number of years. The true extent of the RCCs crimes against humanity are almost impossible to imagine. Yet this church just draws a line from the modern era and says what preceded is in the past. Not to students of history. Not to non-believers. Not to me. I hope not to many of you as well.

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Of course, I'm exaggerating. There have been nearly 200 million deaths in religious wars. There is approximately 8 million deaths each year from cancer. So, obviously cancer takes more. But, I'm making the point that way too many die as a result of religion. Yet, our world powers never seem to give a damn. The war machine makes money. They have no desire or need to stop it.

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it's a crazy world. people having more food in there hair products than other people have in there stomachs. people paying thousands of pounds to think they look better while others starve to death. people who live in huge mansions with 30 rooms when there mud huts with 20 people stuffed in them. growing grass just to cut it rake it rot it then grow it and feed it again. people with 200 pairs of shoes but only 2 feet. it's crazy. fighting terror with guns is like putting out a fire with petrol.

"people having more food in there hair products than other people have in there stomachs" - That is a brilliant line!

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good point problem is religion serves a need..

but does it really anymore? there are many non religious benevolent organizations, and as far as explaining the unknown? Faith denies evidence in order to preserve belief so religion acts against solving the unknown.

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Interesting comment.

NZVee Level 4 Dec 22, 2017
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The ones that have controlled us up to now use religion to divide us and use the other religions to keep war going and create as their boogie man. Used to be the Communists, now its the Muslims....their latest patsies. They feed off the negative energy and love that we are killing each other so they don't have to poison us slowly any more than they already are. They have created a fake reality for us through the media telling us lie after lie. They have been caught in many but people still turn it on and then get all stressed at all the bullshit they say. We have been at war my whole life...its never ending just like they like it. Population control. They talk about how the Quran has all this violent shit in it but look at the bible...its down right scary. Yes Religion has caused many to die, that's one reason why I am not religious!!

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Morepeople have died of stupid, too, and we haven't cured that either.

But, we do at least have schools... and we go out of our way to bus people in there.

@ Duke , that is not working that well in the US though is it?

@HeathenFarmer No, I agree with you there. But, even a failed attempt is better than no attempt.

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