06-08-2010, 01:11 PM
another good point. i think religion has two distinct sides to it (at least)
on the one side there's the wondrous belief that something exists the defined, even created us and everything in our universe. not something i believe in but i can see why others would and accept it as natural.
then we have those who use religion as an extortionist uses a cosh. they use it to batter it's followers into submission. they use it as a tool and weapon. i think all religions try and take control of their followers but some demand an awful lot of obedience.
on the one side there's the wondrous belief that something exists the defined, even created us and everything in our universe. not something i believe in but i can see why others would and accept it as natural.
then we have those who use religion as an extortionist uses a cosh. they use it to batter it's followers into submission. they use it as a tool and weapon. i think all religions try and take control of their followers but some demand an awful lot of obedience.