[sexyb4ck]

A fairy story is a fairy story. Religion is just mankind's inability to accept death is final. It has been proven beyond any doubt that this world existed hundreds of millions of years before the evolution of human kind. If you wish to scare a child/person who has little knowledge , tell them that they will,come to great harm, torment and pain unless they do as some deity says they must do. This creates 'control ' of a person ,or millions of people, which is what the orchestration of any given belief desire. Some for good intentions, most for bad.

[Marsh.]

Putting your very exaggerated opinion across as fact and then ending the paragraph abruptly.

Great start to a debate.

[Dollface]

wat

[Crimson Dynamo]

Telling lies to children about gods

In extreme leads to Paris

And it will continue

[smudgie]

Each to their own.

If someone wants to believe in the Bible etc then so be it.
Personally I see it as a book of fairy tales similar to Aesops fables, most stories having some sort of moral message.
Anyhow, I believe in Santa Claus even though I know it's silly, but we all need a bit of magic in our life.
Seriously though, a bit bit of faith in something, anything, can be very helpful at times.

[Marsh.]

I like how you deleted the laughable comment about no religion = no wars.

Good move.

[kirklancaster]

Originally Posted by sexyb4ck

A fairy story is a fairy story. Religion is just mankind's inability to accept death is final. It has been proven beyond any doubt that this world existed hundreds of millions of years before the evolution of human kind. If you wish to scare a child/person who has little knowledge , tell them that they will,come to great harm, torment and pain unless they do as some deity says they must do. This creates 'control ' of a person ,or millions of people, which is what the orchestration of any given belief desire. Some for good intentions, most for bad.

For your contention to be correct, one would have to assume that a child will never grow up. Children believe in invisible friends, the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus, but as they mature they come to know better.

Most religious parents (of any Faith) do not brainwash their children into believing in religion nor terrify them with any threats of 'Fire & Brimstone' damnation for not believing. Only extremists in any religion do that, and there are plenty of sick extremist, abusive parents who have no religion.

With respect, I feel you are over simplifying matters.

[Northern Monkey]

Religion imo is just a way to attach an explanation to things that people don't understand.The more that we understand the less religion plays a part and the less of the religious texts are held as truth.Many religions died out thousands of years ago and new ones were born,Some religions hold the beliefs of previous religions they(ironically) evolve.Some people used religion to control but not all,That is not the fault of the religion itself but of people.If in the highly unlikely event that one day we understand everything of our existence before our species becomes extinct then there will be no need for religion and it will die out.I see no harm in religion as long as every word is not taken literally.If people want to believe in it then let them as long as it is used for good and not twisted into a device to cause suffering and pain.I don't 'have faith' but don't deny anybodies right to believe what they want.To me it is just stories(fascinating ones) but that's just me.

[Marsh.]

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[armand.kay]

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