All religions are good 'in principle' - but unfortunately this abstract Good has only rarely prevented their practitioners from behaving like bastards.

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All religions are good 'in principle' - but unfortunately this abstract Good has only rarely prevented their practitioners from behaving like bastards. The idea of "good in principle" is a great one, but when people go out and actually do bad things in the name of religion, it's time to rethink things. In his essay God Is an Invention, Carl Sagan wrote: “If we ever forget that we're one species living on a small planet in the middle of nowhere, we will be doomed.” Religion has the power to cause people to go out and do terrible things in the name of a higher power.

Source: Farewell To Reason

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