crikey, i don't want another massive deadpost argument
but religious intolerance wouldn't exist without religion.
( Tom O'Bedlam Make mine a brappacino, Thu 14 Feb 2008, 19:18, archived)

But without religion,
you'd not have people trying to think how to prove themselves right. Ergo, you'd have less progress, less technology, less tolerance, and no b3ta.

I do however, love the idea of everyone sitting around in a beautiful green world full of animals in peace without global warming, war, prejudice or Hillary Clinton. But that's never going to happen, so I'm a massive cynic instead.
( Awesome Welles As seen on the unpopular page, Thu 14 Feb 2008, 19:26, archived)

tosh.
progress is the result of civilisation and science. Religion was the result of a lack of civilisation and science. There is no longer a need to find answers in an invisible friend when a bit of education and common sense can do that with less of a leap of faith.
( Pasanonic WARNING - May induce flouncing., Thu 14 Feb 2008, 19:58, archived)

What the fuck
do you think early civilisation was based on? Science was fuelled by our desire to be better, and religion had a hand in it. I'm not saying that we wouldn't have done anything without it, but religion has had a much larger effect on life as we know it than just war and funny hats. You can't simply state the world would be better off without religion, because billions of people would suddenly have nothing to live for, be utterly confused about life, and probably kill themselves. Just because I don't adhere to any specific religion doesn't mean I'm going to dismiss all of them out of hand.
( Awesome Welles As seen on the unpopular page, Thu 14 Feb 2008, 20:43, archived)