Popeless and Hopeless

I have a very religious friend and he and his parents are doing wonderful things for their fellow human beings, they set up a living/working environment for mentally handicapped people.
All this in the name of religion.

Could they have done it without religion? Probably, but religion gives them the strenght to actually work for it.

And then there are wars being fought over religion, like in this very thread.

Nothing is ever black or white. Religion has it's good and bad sides, like every other single thing in this universe. The fact that there is an heated argument going over people beliefs is proof that true understanding and acceptance is still far, far away.

 

Universal acceptance of an archaic belief system that does more harm than good would not be a good thing.

 

I am okay with Matt saying supporting Vatican is ignorant.
But people like Skip and Maelstorm are just pure haters.
Seriously, would a reasonable person say ALL priests were bad or gay or perverts...
See, Maelstrom can't even acknowledge that for some people religion is good, some people need it, it does good to some. So how do you talk to closeminded people like that?

 

Like I said before, I know people who do a lot of good in the name of the Catholic belief. Even though religion in my humble opinion is indeed outdated and just a fairytale to control the masses, it does not mean that it is completely bad.

 

No one needs religion. They simply think they need it, when in reality they are perfectly capable of coping without it just as plenty of normal people do.

 

Because I do believe in freedom of speech and thought.

 

You seem like a bitter old man :-/

 

Evolution is a conspiracy, yet a talking snake is perfectly natural. According to them, at least.

 

Again, it's not that black and white. Those people weren't religious all their lives, but some bad things happened and religion helped them through some rough times. And religion made them see that there are needy people out there, so they decided to make a difference for those people.

I am fine with the fact that they say it was God who helped them if that gives them strenght to do the things they do, even if I am an Agnost myself.

It is the religious fundamentalists who are the real problem, the ones who aren't open for any argument. Not the regular people in the communities who just live their lives with respect for every living being and try to live a good life.

 

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I don't really mind that comment.

 

i'm hearing that mindset from both "sides".

the facts? you claimed that all priests were gay, perverts, pedophiles or criminals but offered no evidence apart from redefining "crime" as simply misleading the young.

 

Wasn't the actual percentage he presented fifty? Half, most, not all.

 

I have no idea. I don't really care, to be completely honest.
Your opinion and the graph are of no importance to me.