Naomi – If you can think of many bad things that had and still has their roots in religion then please enlighten me on few. And if that statement was shocking then I would repeat that.
ll-billym – No, unfortunately you are wrong. Religion and man came together to this world. First man was Adam (pbuh) and he was not without religion.
Dave – No, I am not a windup. However I do like pushing people onto right thinking.
Finally to all of you once again. First of all I have always asked this question and have never received an answer. Who does decide what is right and what is wrong? Only few year ago homosexuality was considered bad and sinful. Now it is crime to speak against it and I would not be surprised if it would become compulsory after few more years. Few decades ago a child out of wedlock was known as bastard and adultery was considered bad and sinful, now the child has become a love child and it has become very acceptable to live together without getting married. Don’t take this as my words and I am sure few people among you still consider it bad so which one of you believe it is good (or at least bad) and who believes it is bad. I can give so many different examples of the actions that you might call “good” but others may find that “bad” and offensive. So once again who decides what is good and what is bad? What do you think stealing or burglary is? Good or bad? You ask a burglar and he would say it is good as it gives him easy money. Had he believed it to be bad then surely he would have stopped it.
I still have to see a book of science, economics, sociology, philosophy, and even humanity that tells would tell us something good for individuals as well as society and that has no roots in religion. Common good things which no one would have question about are, do not tell lie, be courteous to others, give charity, look after the poor and so on. Where have these come from if not from religion?