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Originally Posted by Archalen
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You could go back and forth on the "this atheist did this, this religious person did that" debate for a long time and get nowhere.
There is nothing inherently good about atheism, but there is nothing inherently bad either. If you suspend logic to become religious, you are in danger of believing other myths also not founded on reason. You can, at your own discretion, run errands for your god that are good for society only if your particular religious worldview happens to be true.
To clarify, I've seen atheists who are uber-rational when it comes to religion, but then suspend logic to believe in the religion of self-correcting free markets. Or believe in the religion of the state (stupidly defend everything their political party does). So my argument is not for atheism, it is for rationality in general.
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I agree my point in posting that was in reference to the picture that Kaga posted. It would be irrational to say that extremism only comes from a religious background. It's not a problem inherent in religion, but in humans in general. We are creatures of extreme habits. We rationalize things according to our own perspective despite the harm that may cause others. Most people are really moral and check themselves before they do this, but there are those who do not despite their religious or non-religious background. I guess I was just showing some context to his antidote.
That being said. I do feel that it is much easier of a leap for religious individuals to become extremist and radical. This is due to the fact that people feel that they can self-interpret the scriptural doctrines that they feel support their ideologues while ignoring the fact that it goes against the core of their religion's beliefs.