Re: Religion DOES Do More Good Than Harm
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I agree there is no harm in leaving someone to their delusions if that's what it takes to give their life a sense of purpose and makes them feel happy and secure.
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Agree
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The problem is when people take these exact same delusions and use them in dangerous ways.
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Yes, and I think the solution is to focus in the individuals and rarely in the delusions themselves. There are sick individuals with all kind of delusions, I mean there are people who have killed hundreds because they hate government, and I don't think a good idea is to start a crusade against ACists because they are "dangerous people"
Ah, and I also think stereotypes like
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imagining that's what heir God wants them to and has 72 virgins waiting for them as a reward.
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are pretty bad to understand other cultures and work together as a global society in order to make the world a better place to live.
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