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Originally Posted by Asher
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While I agree it does serve a good purpose, I think it is sad that we need this crutch to be good.
I consider myself a kind and good person even though I have no religious affiliation. I don't like how I am considered evil because I am agnostic by some people who are religious.
Like Beauregard says, I would like to see religion done away with. I am sure over time it will happen. More and more people are turning to Atheism and Agnosticism. Democracies always move left. The US is just moving a bit slower than other western nations.
People shouldn't need to believe in a God to be good. Of all our human qualities, I think this depresses me most of all.
Asher
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I fully agree and I should have made it clear in my post. I was speaking about the people who have a belief in a god not the people who don't. The only point the people who don't believe should have taken away is that because the idea exists, makes it real in the sense that it nudges people in certain directions.
I don't believe our lack of religion should make us "black sheep". It is hypocritical of religious people to judge our non religion, but most do.