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Originally Posted by NeonSamurai
The fundamental problem, is that almost all religions tend to express the view that only they have got it right, and logically therefor everyone else must convert to the one and only true faith. After that comes the politics and power structures, followed by exploitation and often subjugation.
There are some exceptions, but they tend to be either not really a religion (or at least not theistic), or are not organized.
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Yes it is as there are no secular people who thing that they got it right.
Exploitation is as old as humans and has nothing to do with religion but religion or any other system is used for it.
Secular think that have the recipe for well being of whole human race.
Where fighting religion by all means is part of solution.
I have religious friends with whom i disagree on many issues...but on basic fundamental level they are as ethical as any one else.
In many cases they are much less self centered and selfish than secular people.
Religion taken to extreme mixed with politics is a problem.
Secular extremism is intolerant as well.
Just in Judaism you have extreme rabbis liberal rabbis ....so so rabbis.
Just on this forum you can find nazi christians,christians and secular nazis...go figure.
Again maybe living in Jerusalem made me relatively tolerant....to multiculturalism with all it problems....but i prefer that to some uniform zombie society.