Comment by johnp314
9 hours ago
Oh if religion wasn't responsible for "massive cultural destruction" then mankind would have invented something else to do it (whatever is meant by "massive cultural destruction").
9 hours ago
Oh if religion wasn't responsible for "massive cultural destruction" then mankind would have invented something else to do it (whatever is meant by "massive cultural destruction").
"We want their stuff" is a pretty effective travesty generator for sure.
I disagree. When you are absolutely sure that God itself is on your side, then there is no atrocity to big to commit. I feel that religious zeal has led to some of the worst catastrophes in human history. I would put para-religious zeal in that category too, like dogmatic forms of communism.
You can substitute "Truth", "Most Rational Action", or "Reality" in for God in your sentence and still get the same meaning.
People can and will justify almost everything.