Inertia Posted:

Topic: Is religion part of the world’s problems or part of the solution to the world’s problems?

Neither, the problem isn’t with seeking answers nor believing in a greater power, the problem comes when people decide that because others do not have the same faith (ie absolute belief in something that they have little to no evidence for and cannot be proven) as they, that those others must be subjugated underneath them in some stupid manner.

The same can apply to politics, fashion, video games, nearly anything. While faith can be a great way for someone to sustain themselves as opposed to sucgreat timesbing to depression over a lack of meaning (which I believe to be the sustaining force behind Religion nowadays since it’s the only thing we really have left to explain with science), pushing it on others is what ****s **** up.

FYI, the process of spreading religions actively is called Evangelization and the catholic church has the stance that they wish to evangelize the world. (Or so I was taught in catholic school).

Also, it’s really hard to find any agnostics willing to kill for their beliefs, we’re kind enough to acknowledge that we may be wrong.