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Originally Posted by v3d4
what you dont realize is that your view of religion is warped. it has been warped by ppl who dont follow the most basic religious teachings but claim that they do.
so this idea that religion is all about intolerance and keeping people from thinking for themselves has been propagated by ppl who dont have understanding of what basic fundamental religious teaching is all about.
so when you talk about "all parts of religion that people use to persecute others" you are talking about the excuses ppl have made to justify their political ideas and campaigns that had/have nothing to do with real religious teaching.
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Yeah, that's exactly what I'm talking about. But unfortunately that's what most people use religion for, they cherry pick scripture here and there as an excuse to keep whatever group of people they don't like down, and they forget all about the good stuff.
But even on that good stuff note, is that really religion? Love thy neighbor, do unto others and all that...that SHOULD be basic human values that are not exclusive to religion. After all, I try and be a good person, but I wouldn't say I was religious.
It's a pretty sad fact, but since the original teachers/prophets (jesus, mohammed, etc) left the earth, religion has been used mostly as a tool for control and persecution. This is of course, just my opinion.