Now I think one of the reasons why religion developed in the way that it did over the centuries was precisely to curb this murderous bent that we have as human beings.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Religion is a strange, wonderful thing. More crimes have been committed in the name of righteousness than any other notion.
Religion may have become a codification of morality, and it may fortify it, but it's not the origin of it.
I think religion has caused so much catastrophe in the world.
More people have been slaughtered in the name of religion than for any other single reason. That, my friends, that is true perversion.
I have increasingly, over the years, felt that religion today does our civilization more harm than good.
The sad part about our past is that religions, ironically enough, are responsible for creating the most destructive idea that has ever been visited upon the human race: the idea that there is such a thing as 'better.'
I say quite deliberately that the Christian religion, as organized in its Churches, has been and still is the principal enemy of moral progress in the world.
Religion has caused more misery to all of mankind in every stage of human history than any other single idea.
The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion.
Religion has caused more harm than any other idea since the beginning of time. There's nothing good I can say about it. People use it as a crutch.