Or you can believe what you believe in, and I believe what I believe in
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The very fact that your belief affects my life disproves exactly that.
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It doesn't affect jack shit in your life.
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Not when people try to impose outdated laws and virtues in a modern, progressive society.
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Yes it does. We live in a democracy where people vote on public policy. Your beliefs affect my life because you can vote.
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That doesn't actually disprove the fact that you can both believe in what you want. Is there a genuine reason why you're so angry towards religion?
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Religious extremists shot 100+ people in Paris recently.
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Take away religion and they would have found some other reason to do it.
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And you know this how?
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There are countless atrocities taking place every day that have nothing to do with religion. Some people are just bad. To turn the question back on you, do you think getting rid of religion will stop most of the bad things happening in the world?
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Sure there are. But how do you know the events of the Paris attacks would have happened even if ISIS did not exist?
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ISIS aren't just founded on religion. They're also founded on politics, power and money. Religion might be an easy banner to rally people under, but even if you took it away power, money and politics would still be enough to drive ISIS. After all, even as an atheist, aren't you also driven by the pursuit of these things? A better job, a higher salary or more respect within your social group. It's a pointless pursuit anyway because there's no way to abolish all religion.
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https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/174287816/0/0 How -blam!-ing stupid are you? Islam was the motivation for their actions.
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Edited by dadwithapad: 11/30/2015 9:46:38 AMReplace the word Allah with: Power Political freedom Fallen comrades Justice for the damage western armies have wrought. There would have bee a similar statement justifying their actions.
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That's not reality you idiot. They're doing these things because of Islam.
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Edited by dadwithapad: 11/30/2015 10:34:25 AMIt is reality because those reasons have been used in the past by terrorist organisations. On one hand you can choose to believe that a bunch of religious people have grossly misinterpreted their religious text and are committing atrocities in the name of a holy war. On the other hand I choose to believe that a bunch of greedy and power hungry people are using religion as an excuse to commit atrocities.
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Kill yourself. You're a -blam!-ing moron.
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Oh noes. Someone on the internet insulted me. Shame you had to resort to insults several posts back rather than actual discourse.
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>discourse How the -blam!- is anybody suppose to have discourse with a brain dead idiot that denies that ISIS is motivated by Islam. It's like having discourse with a brick wall. Kill yourself and so the world a favor.
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That denied they were solely motivated by religion. Don't put words into my mouth.
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ISIS [u]Islamic[/u] state of Iraq and Syria.
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You're on a whole new level of retardation.