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"where's The Harm?"
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people often say this regarding religion, in the spirit of 'live and let live' - as though its all a lovely harmless fuzzy warm thing, and they cannot fathom whats wrong with it.
are some people really that oblivious to all the other stuff that happens either directly or indirectly because of religion? - any and all religions
i always find that such a bizarre and pointless argument - as though people will just shrug and say, "aw yeah, suppose you're right, lets leave it at that eh?"
it would be a great argument if the religious could let everyone else live and let live ... but they whole problem with religion is - they can't and won't and don't let anyone else 'live and let live'...
are some people really that oblivious to all the other stuff that happens either directly or indirectly because of religion? - any and all religions
i always find that such a bizarre and pointless argument - as though people will just shrug and say, "aw yeah, suppose you're right, lets leave it at that eh?"
it would be a great argument if the religious could let everyone else live and let live ... but they whole problem with religion is - they can't and won't and don't let anyone else 'live and let live'...
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As anyone who has read my posts on here (and knows that I'm happy to join in public anti-Christian protests) will know, I'm not exactly pro-religion!
However my No.1 drinking partner is a practising Roman Catholic who attends Mass several times per week and observes religious practices that I struggle to understand. I'll never say "What's the harm?" (because I believe that religion is the worst thing that has ever happened to human society, placing it way above things like natural disasters or cancer) but in the interests of simply enjoying a Sunday night together in the pub, I might well say "Live and let live" in order to move the conversation along.
Am I being hypocritical or simply sociable? (That's a genuine question. I honestly don't know the answer)
As anyone who has read my posts on here (and knows that I'm happy to join in public anti-Christian protests) will know, I'm not exactly pro-religion!
However my No.1 drinking partner is a practising Roman Catholic who attends Mass several times per week and observes religious practices that I struggle to understand. I'll never say "What's the harm?" (because I believe that religion is the worst thing that has ever happened to human society, placing it way above things like natural disasters or cancer) but in the interests of simply enjoying a Sunday night together in the pub, I might well say "Live and let live" in order to move the conversation along.
Am I being hypocritical or simply sociable? (That's a genuine question. I honestly don't know the answer)