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How Has Religion Negatively Affected Our World?

Started by holotone 1 year ago 10 Comments

What are some specific examples of how religion has negatively impacted our world?

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How Has Religion Positively Affected Our World?
http://www.grupthink.com/topic/3191

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1.	Held back the advancement of science (No description provided) 3 Comments	Vote! 60 votes 1153 pts
2.	Irrational thinking Abortion for example. I don't even care to elaborate. 8 Comments	Vote! 44 votes 832 pts
3.	Made Sex "Dirty" (No description provided) 7 Comments	Vote! 41 votes 727 pts
4.	The church has used scripture to try to control behavior, and in many cases, has judged, injured and wounded rather than showing love and helping their fellow man. 19 Comments	Vote! 31 votes 547 pts
5.	The Crusades http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crusade The Crusades were a series of military campaigns conducted in the name of Christendom and us... [show more] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crusade The Crusades were a series of military campaigns conducted in the name of Christendom and usually sanctioned by the Pope. They were military campaigns of a religious character typically characterized as being waged against pagans, heretics, Muslims or those under the ban of excommunication. When originally conceived, the aim was to recapture Jerusalem and the Holy Land from the Muslims while supporting the Byzantine Empire against the "ghazwat" of the Seljuq expansion into Anatolia. The fourth crusade however was diverted and resulted in the conquest of Constantinople. Later crusades were launched against various targets outside of the Levant for a mixture of religious, economic, and political reasons, such as the Albigensian Crusade, the Aragonese Crusade, and the Northern Crusades. [show less] Add a comment	Vote! 31 votes 523 pts
6.	When in doubt blame the homos! We brought down the towers ya know! 17 Comments	Vote! 28 votes 485 pts
7.	Made People Believe that Killing Can Get You Into Heaven "Religion" is not just Christianity... 5 Comments	Vote! 24 votes 415 pts
8.	The Spanish Inquisition from wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_inquisition The Spanish Inquisition was established in 1478 by Ferdinand ... [show more] from wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_inquisition The Spanish Inquisition was established in 1478 by Ferdinand and Isabella to maintain Catholic orthodoxy in their kingdoms and was under the direct control of the Spanish monarchy. It was not definitively abolished until 1834, during the reign of Isabel II. The Inquisition, as an ecclesiastical tribunal, had jurisdiction only over baptized Christians. However, since religious freedom did not exist in Spain during a large part of its history, jurisdiction of the Inquisition extended in practice to all the royal subjects. [show less] 3 Comments	Vote! 23 votes 348 pts
9.	Helped Shape a Xenophobic, Us Vs. Them Worldview (No description provided) 9 Comments	Vote! 20 votes 323 pts
10.	I think religion is the root of all evil (No description provided) 16 Comments	Vote! 13 votes 215 pts
11.	Inventor of Guilt I feel so bad for saying this but... 3 Comments	Vote! 13 votes 179 pts
12.	Allowing people to become content with ignorance Think about it. You're told that there is some supreme being who created the universe, created the Earth, and put you on it. In si... [show more] Think about it. You're told that there is some supreme being who created the universe, created the Earth, and put you on it. In six days. Got that? Good, now don't think too hard about it. Obviously there is something wrong there. Religion allows people to be completely ignorant of the origins of the universe, and be completely content in their little insulated bubbles. In fact, religion tries to staunch the innate human drive to know more about everything. [show less] Add a comment	Vote! 8 votes 129 pts
13.	Tammy Faye's make-up! She must be stopped! Add a comment	Vote! 8 votes 128 pts
14.	This is really about how humans have negatively affected our world, not religion 9 Comments	Vote! 6 votes 119 pts
15.	Early Morning Visitors http://www.youtube.c...6rE&eurl= Add a comment	Vote! 8 votes 118 pts
16.	The subjugation of women Particularly in Christian and Muslim religions 1 Comment	Vote! 7 votes 105 pts
17.	Hate and fear Religion teaches people to hate and fear things and people that are different from them. It breeds intolerance of different ways o... [show more] Religion teaches people to hate and fear things and people that are different from them. It breeds intolerance of different ways of life and of new ideas. A religion seeks to force everything and everybody it can to conform to it's ideas and it's worldview. [show less] Add a comment	Vote! 5 votes 75 pts
18.	Influenced humans to believe they are superior to everything living and that everything was put here for them to enjoy. This could be why so many do not take responsibility for ... [show more] to everything living and that everything was put here for them to enjoy. This could be why so many do not take responsibility for the earth and other living things. [show less] Add a comment	Vote! 4 votes 66 pts
19.	History Happened Almost...no...just about everything in history can be blamed on some part of religion. Think about it. Also, click picture to see... [show more] Almost...no...just about everything in history can be blamed on some part of religion. Think about it. Also, click picture to see it move! [show less] Add a comment	Vote! 4 votes 63 pts
20.	The belief that nature must be controlled, and exploited (No description provided) Add a comment	Vote! 4 votes 60 pts
21.	The loss of cultural ways of life through preaching to the "savages" and forcing conversion. Add a comment	Vote! 4 votes 49 pts
22.	Censorship (No description provided) Add a comment	Vote! 4 votes 49 pts
23.	Turned truth into vain ritual not to mention ditorted and perverted everything God has attmpted to impart to man Add a comment	Vote! 3 votes 49 pts
24.	Horrible Books on Best-Seller Lists The Da Vinci Code, The Left Behind Series, et al. "Holy Blood, Holy Shit!" - Raichile upon hearing Da Vinci Code sales figures... [show more] The Da Vinci Code, The Left Behind Series, et al. "Holy Blood, Holy Shit!" - Raichile upon hearing Da Vinci Code sales figures. [show less] Add a comment	Vote! 3 votes 45 pts
25.	Degrading Women Women were noted as "Sacred" until the time the Bible was written Add a comment	Vote! 4 votes 44 pts
26.	Going with the gut is more respectable than intellect (No description provided) Add a comment	Vote! 4 votes 43 pts
27.	I live in Utah... So aside from the world, I feel the impact of religion on a daily basis. Mormons run everything in this state, and it makes for a less than interesting time. 3 Comments	Vote! 2 votes 27 pts
28.	Caused an untold number of deaths You must distinguish between religion and Institutuional religion. Religion as power institution has done the damage. Add a comment	Vote! 2 votes 25 pts
29.	Fundys irrational fundamentalists. possibly terrorists and war Add a comment	Vote! 3 votes 23 pts
30.	Introduced the lie of the Trinity (No description provided) 7 Comments	Vote! 2 votes 22 pts
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