And has caused the death of millions of people too. besides religion didn't create morality. morality is something that is within all human beings, religion on the other hand is noting other than a tool for Immoral to make people do almost whatever they want because they said god said so.
Religion is nothing other than a reason for people to hate on each other.

Believe me when i say that the world would be a much better place to live in, if it was a world of reason. Rather than a world of hate and intolerance. Fairy tails could never create such a world.

As some as the previous posters have said, Reliogn provided a civil code back to ancient time. Greeks and Virtue as an example.
I'm Glad you brough up reason. Let me assure you, cold reason is a horrible thing without a social structure based on morality, Witch religion made possible.

If anyone wishes to debate this further, PM me.

Now now, no need to turn to petty insults. i think you misunderstood, i'm only saying that religion isn't the source of morality. And it kinda sounds like you're saying that there is no ''evil'' in religion, and that it has never been abused by immoral men.

''Man will grasp at any opportunity to hurt his fellow man, it is only when he does it in the name of some religion is it remembered''

And what enabled him to cause damage on his fellow men? That's right.

Lets put it this way. most religions don't want people to be homosexual. why? because god said so obviously!
And in a world without religion.
-We shouldn't allow people to be homosexual!
-Why?
-Because i don't like it!

Religion is nothing other than an excuse to let people have their way.
Take away the excuse, then all you have is a guy with poor judgement.

Why did Hitler hate jews so much?



Why did crusades kill other people, and ravages every city they go through?



Why are terrorists doing such acts?

1. Because he was denied entry to an Art Academy in Vienne, he was insane, and he blamed the Jews because the people who denied him entry were Jewish

2. Because they were led by the churches which at the time were more of mob organizations. They were in it for the money, and you have to think of the period... These were severely uneducated people who would have cut off their own arms and legs if they thought if someone said they would grow back.

3. Because they are radical. They're insane. They are brainwashed and manipulated by their leaders. Don't blame the religion.... Blame the select couple of people, and the people who made them do it.

well, for second and third, it is on their scriptures.

Yes, but there is still the interpretation factor. Which causes pretty much all of the problems...

yeah. at first they interpret everything literally, but when science grows and discovers things such as the earth is round, they tried to interpret the book to whatever they want.

If we interpreted the bible literally, and followed it exactly, we should be stoning every adulterer, homosexual, and person who speaks against God. That wouldn't quite work... But still, I think the bible should be used as a moral code, and more of a set of guide-lines as to how we should live our life. With the Koran, I don't know... I haven't read it, but I'm sure it's pretty similar to the bible.

no, religion came from morality. religion implements some of the moral codes it was derived from.

But religion was the major system promoting morality to mass amounts of people who otherwise would not have had any idea what morality was. Religion was essentially a delivery system.