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Old 05-30-2013, 09:36 AM   #10
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Originally Posted by gobbleflogera View Post
Religion, in its many and diverse forms, is an invention of man. The main purpose of any religion is to control the masses. A recurring theme in all religions, is that you will never get to 'heaven' if you do not follow the rules of said religion.
A lot of the worlds conflicts are based on religious beliefs, and that is pretty poor, considering we now live in a technologically advanced world.
If you took religion away, conflicts would exist over land. Religion happens to be nice scapegoat. Lest we forget WW1 and WW2.
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