Ban religion - By: johnnygle7153

Clip from The Common Manifesto by Theo Mallier, over the top reasons to ban religion:

‘I relate God to the story of Santa Claus. They are both big, beardy men created by mankind to make people behave. One is for children, and the other one is for grown-ups. I don’t believe there’s a man in the sky that will punish us if we’re naughty but I cannot 100% say that there is not some entity out there that was responsible for the Big Bang; nobody knows or will ever know. Anybody who has realized Santa does not exist (in childhood) has the capacity to doubt the evidence about anything. I believe that there is a lot more people with doubts than conviction, and I also believe that if you are 100% convinced in your faith, it should never matter if anybody questions it.

Religion has a fascinating history and there are many great stories in it and moralistic lessons, but these are just stories containing ethical lessons, the same as you would find in a lot of American teenage sitcoms.

It is my opinion that 95% of religious people are decent, respectful, tolerant, open-minded, God-fearing people. God and religion and prayers are a help to a lot of people, a crutch to lean on in bad times, and a beacon of hope in an ever-more cynical world. Faith and religion make people do great things, and their hope and prayers go out to others when they are facing tough problems.

I do not have a problem with this 95% of religious people, and would never try to persuade them to not believe what they believe in as it is none of my business. I would never compete with all the great things that people do in the name of religion, and would never want to.

But…that other 5%. I have a big problem with them. In most cases, extremism and intolerance only hurt people mentally. Mental illness is a very serious problem; believe me, I know that from personal experience. But these people don’t just hurt people mentally; they kill people. Throughout history, millions of people have died because of religion.’

Download and read The Common Manifesto by Theo Mallier for Amazon Kindle e book for 78p.
Clip from The Common Manifesto by Theo Mallier, over the top reasons to ban religion:

‘I relate God to the story of Santa Claus. They are both big, beardy men created by mankind to make people behave. One is for children, and the other one is for grown-ups. I don’t believe there’s a man in the sky that will punish us if we’re naughty but I cannot 100% say that there is not some entity out there that was responsible for the Big Bang; nobody knows or will ever know. Anybody who has realized Santa does not exist (in childhood) has the capacity to doubt the evidence about anything. I believe that there is a lot more people with doubts than conviction, and I also believe that if you are 100% convinced in your faith, it should never matter if anybody questions it.

Religion has a fascinating history and there are many great stories in it and moralistic lessons, but these are just stories containing ethical lessons, the same as you would find in a lot of American teenage sitcoms.

It is my opinion that 95% of religious people are decent, respectful, tolerant, open-minded, God-fearing people. God and religion and prayers are a help to a lot of people, a crutch to lean on in bad times, and a beacon of hope in an ever-more cynical world. Faith and religion make people do great things, and their hope and prayers go out to others when they are facing tough problems.

I do not have a problem with this 95% of religious people, and would never try to persuade them to not believe what they believe in as it is none of my business. I would never compete with all the great things that people do in the name of religion, and would never want to.

But…that other 5%. I have a big problem with them. In most cases, extremism and intolerance only hurt people mentally. Mental illness is a very serious problem; believe me, I know that from personal experience. But these people don’t just hurt people mentally; they kill people. Throughout history, millions of people have died because of religion.’

Download and read The Common Manifesto by Theo Mallier for Amazon Kindle e book for 78p.

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