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Au contraire Austin, I have provided proof that God does not exist. No proof to the contrary has been forthcoming. With the stalemate broken, there are of course no petty arguments.
It might be idealistic that one could exist, but not rational.
Remember that the people craft the doctrines, the people preach the values, and the people worship their Gods - with only blind faith to proffer, religion is the people, and all involved are a part of the very concept, whether they perceive themselves as 'good' or 'bad' (of course the millions of 'bad' do not religiously consider themselves as so, which demonstrates one of the awesome flaws within the practice).
That religious destruction occurs on a much larger scale than film or computer game violence is hardly irrelevant. History has taught us that the vast majority of crimes against humanity have been committed in its name - two of the current most popular offenders being Osama Bin Laden and George Bush, who together have the blood of thousands on their hands in pursuit of their Missions From God. Reactions to cinema or computer entertainment have a miniscule impact on the planet by comparison.
Religion is not a scapegoat - it's two biggest representatives are fundementally defective theologies which will encourage the deaths of millions over the next few centuries, and all its subscribers are however nonchalantly doing their bit to keep the fear and repression that is required alive and kicking.
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