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What are your thoughts on religion?

Do you associate yourself with certain religions?
hunkalove · 61-69, M
Religion is evil. It hurts everyone. Especially the religious.
Afc71 · 51-55, M
They can all kiss my arse. If children weren't allowed to be indoctrinated they would all collapse in a couple of generations
SW-User
My thoughts on religion are the same as my thoughts on most other issues and areas: live and let live. I just wish that those who hold deeply religious views would grant the rest of us the same courtesy.
SW-User
@Fernie That's why I said that I wish they'd afford the rest of us the courtesy of live and let live. I've got no issues with freedom of religion, but I think that also should extend to freedom from religion for those of us who want nothing to do with it.

The fallacy that many (not all) religious people operate under is that people can only be motivated to do the right things if we're all scared of some omniscient force that lives in the clouds. Plenty of nonreligious people have moral compasses in spite of not living in fear of some sort of final judgment after we die.
Fernie · F
@SW-User yes, there are believers with a brain out there...who worship what they worship (disturbing) with no expectations of the rest of the planet believing the same thing. There will NEVER be that kind of "courtesy" from the other type because that would mean letting go of their power over others. Religion needs to be eradicated
SW-User
@Fernie I'm not willing to cross that bridge and advocate for the eradication of religion, because then I'd just be forcing my world views onto others, which I would view as hypocritical on my part seeing as how that's my chief complaint about religious people. I understand the sentiment, but I don't think it's my place to tell anyone how they should structure their lives and find meaning in this world.
SW-User
I was raised Mormon but never embraced it.

I see religion as a crutch for those who naturally have little to no morals. If scripture is the only thing stopping you from rape and murder, great.

But you're still a terrible person.
SW-User
I think they have their place but it’s not for me and I don’t follow any. But I’m not an atheist either
Harriet03 · 41-45, F
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@Harriet03 👌
i have certain beliefs and no internet bully will change them by calling names. the non religious are the biggest zealots of all.
Fernie · F
I think hunkalove said it all...it's evil...I think there are 300 gods around the globe....all mind controlling evil...all nonsense
SW-User
From a philosophical, historical, and archaeological level only.

 
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