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 Originally Posted by MadMojoMonkey
In conclusion: most people are too lazy and/or stupid to have both religion and civility. Insofar as religion can support civility, it is on a tiny microcosm of all humans, and incites extreme lack of civility between humans perceived to be on different sides of that imaginary line.
I think the natural state of humankind is the stupidity you describe. Religion could be a tool that has helped populations organize more productively.
The worst elements of religion makes the news. My n=1: of all the people I have known, devoted Christians are much higher on the list of "people who do good" than non-Christians. In fact, I have recently become surprised at how good some Christians I know are. I left the scene a long time ago yet have recently been spending time with dyed in the wool Christians, and they're just good people. I've known a lot of Christians like this over the years even though I've tried to ignore it.
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