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Originally Posted by RyJ Maduro
Regardless of whether or not you choose to believe, the impact of religion and spirituality on all facets of human history, modern society, and current events is undeniable.
As for your beliefs, they are just as close-minded and ignorant as those of the fundamentalists you denounce.
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No, the fact is that being open minded is the very reason that I do not believe in religion or any other fairy tales.
It is not being closed minded to realize that belief systems that tell people that the earth is only 6,000 years old, it's OK to stone people for their sexuality or any other reason, that faith must take precedence over proven facts and other silliness should not be given the slightest bit of consideration. It does not require faith or belief to know that god does not exist and is nothing more than a poorly plagiarized version of other stories told by civilizations that preceeded the writers of the current versions of these deities.
The impact of religious beliefs is nothing to crow about. The Dark Ages were caused by religion. Suppression of scientific knowledge and lack of advancement by humanity was caused by the faithful for many generations. The planes hitting the twin towers were a result of religious zealotry. The list of the harm of religion is almost infinite while the real benefits are non-existent. The truth be told, we have made it to where we are as a race, both technologically and as human beings, in spite of religion, not because of it.