[TerranC]

Originally posted by Atrocities:
If you look at the number of innocent people that have been put to death, or have died because of religion then one totally looses faith in it. Look at all the bad things that have been done to people in the name of the lord.

If one died because of religion (I assume you're talking about Martyrs), wouldn't that generate more faith, seeing how that person gave his own life in order to carry out his beliefs?

And although it is true that religion has generated lots of bad (sectarian violence, intolerance, holy wars, etc.), religion has also generated lots of good (charities, faith healing, hamnitarian aid, etc.).

Everything has a good side and a bad side. Religion is no different.

I'll stop replying to this off topic discussion.

Edit: One more point to make:

You say that religion was created in order for the few to control the many. While that was true in the olden days, it is an out of date statement; The pope does not control the world's vast Catholic population.

[ August 09, 2003, 17:51: Message edited by: TerranC ]