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Adam · 01-09-2007, 03:47 AM

I didn't say that the researchers were responsible for the holocaust, just that there were plenty of atheistic scientists in the Nazi party who used the concentration camps as a laboratory.

Religion at least attempts to address moral bounds directly, rather than classify them and leave them in a jar. I am not saying that every religion teaches good morals, but the vast majority of them do a very good job of teaching people how to be tolerant and respectful, despite media attention to the contrary. In fact, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. made great strides in teaching tolerance and peaceful resolution for conflicts, more so than any other person with a doctorate.

A very devout Christian made some of the greatest and most profound advances in physics... Perhaps you've heard of this patent clerk who wrote down the basic rules of time and space. The reason why he could not accept quantum theory is summed up in one of his more famous quotes, "God does not play dice." Albert Einstein truly believed that the universe was created by laws set in motion by a divine intelligence, and also proved that science and religion where not mutually exclusive.

I'll concede that some forms of religion are limiting, even evil. That does not mean that all religions should be removed. Would you cut off your entire leg to remove an infected toe?

None of the major world religions, including Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Wicca, Taoism, etc., are evil. Every one of these religions have individuals who serve themselves and cause others to suffer because of it. Perhaps you are familiar with the Crown of Thorns starfish, which due to changing environmental factors, is destroying the natural reefs. What you are proposing sounds like draining the world's oceans in order to control their population. Not only would it be impossible, but if you succeeded, you would destroy much of the beauty of the world.

I agree that education is the key... but not education of exclusion. Educate people to be tolerant. It is a lot easier, and much more effective.

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Adam Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Logan, UT Posts: 357	I didn't say that the researchers were responsible for the holocaust, just that there were plenty of atheistic scientists in the Nazi party who used the concentration camps as a laboratory. Religion at least attempts to address moral bounds directly, rather than classify them and leave them in a jar. I am not saying that every religion teaches good morals, but the vast majority of them do a very good job of teaching people how to be tolerant and respectful, despite media attention to the contrary. In fact, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. made great strides in teaching tolerance and peaceful resolution for conflicts, more so than any other person with a doctorate. A very devout Christian made some of the greatest and most profound advances in physics... Perhaps you've heard of this patent clerk who wrote down the basic rules of time and space. The reason why he could not accept quantum theory is summed up in one of his more famous quotes, "God does not play dice." Albert Einstein truly believed that the universe was created by laws set in motion by a divine intelligence, and also proved that science and religion where not mutually exclusive. I'll concede that some forms of religion are limiting, even evil. That does not mean that all religions should be removed. Would you cut off your entire leg to remove an infected toe? None of the major world religions, including Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Wicca, Taoism, etc., are evil. Every one of these religions have individuals who serve themselves and cause others to suffer because of it. Perhaps you are familiar with the Crown of Thorns starfish, which due to changing environmental factors, is destroying the natural reefs. What you are proposing sounds like draining the world's oceans in order to control their population. Not only would it be impossible, but if you succeeded, you would destroy much of the beauty of the world. I agree that education is the key... but not education of exclusion. Educate people to be tolerant. It is a lot easier, and much more effective.