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@upthecreekyetagain wrote:

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@lambsy_uk wrote:

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@upthecreekyetagain wrote:

Not blaming the guns Tommy, they're just a weapon being used in the wrong way - likewise don't blame religion that is being used in the wrong way.

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Is there a right way to use religion, apart from OCD appeasement?

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Sure there is a 'right way' - most of the 'moral rules' of society have been reinforced by religious 'laws'.

 

Man's ability to survive and prosper depends upon group cooperation and religion has been an effective tool in binding societies to a common purpose.  All the successful civilisations have had one religion or another at the core of their civic governance.

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I don't believe one needs religion in order to to uphold moral values, I certainly don't!