As the Nobel laureate Steven Weinberg said, "With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion".
Muslims are chastised in this day and age because they take their religion seriously and attempt to do what Islam tells them to. The followers of other major religions have mostly given up on what their religions preach. Lucky for us, otherwise we would still be burning people alive, crucifying or inflicting other unimaginable horrors on each other. Many would be quick to disagree and attribute their past to a lack of understanding of their "faith" (which is exactly how "moderate" Muslims explain the actions of their hardcore brothers). Divine guidance can be interpreted for good as well as evil and the most horrible actions can be easily justified.
There are no good religions. Anything designed with the principal intention of controlling masses of humanity, has to be wicked.
As a person born in a devout Muslim family and living in a Muslim country, I have been an atheist all my adult life. The challenge for me is to somehow steer my own children away from the mindless brainwash of religion.
"The world needs to wake up from its long nightmare of religious belief" - Steven Weinberg.
Slashdot Mirror
As the Nobel laureate Steven Weinberg said, "With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion".
Muslims are chastised in this day and age because they take their religion seriously and attempt to do what Islam tells them to. The followers of other major religions have mostly given up on what their religions preach. Lucky for us, otherwise we would still be burning people alive, crucifying or inflicting other unimaginable horrors on each other. Many would be quick to disagree and attribute their past to a lack of understanding of their "faith" (which is exactly how "moderate" Muslims explain the actions of their hardcore brothers). Divine guidance can be interpreted for good as well as evil and the most horrible actions can be easily justified.
There are no good religions. Anything designed with the principal intention of controlling masses of humanity, has to be wicked.
As a person born in a devout Muslim family and living in a Muslim country, I have been an atheist all my adult life. The challenge for me is to somehow steer my own children away from the mindless brainwash of religion.
"The world needs to wake up from its long nightmare of religious belief" - Steven Weinberg.