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Originally Posted by new man
But maybe religion is the problem. [...]
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You know, this is like saying the military is the problem since so many people are killed violently.
It's a common thing to not be able to see the forest for the trees. The function of religion is not to live in alternate realities, no matter how it may seem on the surface. The function of religion is a guide to living -- how does one do good, how does one avoid evil, and other such matters.
When this gets hijacked by those in despair and who may or may not be sound of mind, it tends to force us to look at religion in the wrong light.
Religion isn't the problem. Militaries aren't the problem. Weapons aren't the problem.
Becoming distracted by this and we'll likely miss the real problems.
Seriously, if religion
were the problem, what in hell could be done about it to make things better?
It's a distraction.