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Originally posted by AUSTIN316426808
Concerning the religious discussion...



There's no proof that God exist or not, simply as that. In my opinion as 'stupid' as it sounds, it's a bit more rational that one does. That's another discussion that I'd rather not get into because as it's been pointed out already it has no other ending than, ''you prove it''...''no, you prove it.'' petty bullshit.

Also..

Saying that someone is stupid and/or inferior for their religious beliefs makes you no better than those who claim others are stupid and/or inferior for not having such beliefs.

Now that that's out of the way...

You can't blame a religion for the actions of what a portion of the people involved exploit it for. You also don't have any evidence to make the argument that you actually can blame religion for such actions and that it's different from people using violent movies as scapegoats. The reason you say it's different is because...

"religion has far wider and more devastating consequences than ideas that might be sparked through watching a violent film, and that the unnecessity of religion to be able to practice positive living makes religion, to use the phrase again, more bother than it is worth.

So what you're saying is since religion is a more popular scapegoat than film it's ok to throw the blame of the people who exploit it on religion. It's true that it is far wider but that still doesn't make it the religion's fault, the mosque didn't fly planes into the WTC, the Bible didn't molest any alter boys...people did those things not the religion itself. It's the same with film, music, video games ect. Whether it's a smaller scale or not is irrelevant. Just like I said a Bible or mosque has never hurt anybody, well neither has American Psycho, Marilyn Manson or Grand Theft Auto but they are constantly blamed instead of the actual people committing these actions just like you're blaming religion for the actions of the people who committed them.

Religion doesn't kill people, people kill people.

^^^^^^^^Austin's longest post EVER^^^^^^^^

WOO HOO...*celebrates*...:p

But, seriously...To break away from this momentous occasion for a second...

Scientology is not REALLY a religion...It's more of a philosophy *cough cult cough*...Its founder is simply a scheming con artist trying to make a fast easy buck...There is no deity or higher power (Aliens would not count, as they would be considered organic, just like US, Even if they are supposed to be of a higher intellect than us, that would NOT make them a 'higher power'...IF they existed)...How can ANYONE believe that a science fiction writer, charged with fraud and embezzlement, running from the law, could truly be a 'spiritual leader'?...And how could they not see that his 'enlightment' and drive, as well as his sole purpose, are fueled by the pursuit of wealth...Nothing but GREED?

~A sucker is born every minute~P.T. Barnum



However...About your comments concerning religion in general...I agree 100%