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Thread #87904   Message #1652688
Posted By: The Shambles
21-Jan-06 - 06:59 AM
Thread Name: BS: Religion=good folk doing bad things?
Subject: RE: BS: Religion=good folk doing bad things?
The argument proposed was

Little Hawk
It can be argued that religion has done tremendous good in the world too, if one wants to argue from that angle.


To which I replied.

But if you wished to argue such a thing - can you really demonstrate that organised religion has also done tremendous good in the world?

And even if you could - and as doing good is supposed to be its purpose - would this ever compensate for all the bad that has been and continues to be done in the name of organised religion?


I can and others have in thread demonstrated the many bad things that have been caused by organised religion and these have largely been accepted (if excused). If it can be argued that organised religions had been resonsible for good things - is it really too much to ask for at least some of these to be demonstrated?