Zad wrote:
But Charles, you're missing the point entirely. What makes it possible for the elite to cause wars for resources, what stops the plebs from saying, 'oi, stop it?' Bringing Christ to the darkies, of course. The protestant work ethic. The slave mindset, right-hand path. Etc.
And no-one here is saying, from what I can see, 'YEEHAW BURN THE CHURCHIZ!!!11' We're simply speaking out in favour of our right to say, 'that's bollocks, that is', in the face of a sudden flurry of people wanting to cut into our free speech rights.
As if anybody here is trying to stop you attacking religion. People are defending it, but that is something else entirely. Whereas when I see people talk about how atheists must cleanse their society of religion and irrationality I start to wonder who the the threat to freedom of expression actually comes from.
It's you who've missed the point. The point is that religion is one of many things that is manipulated to justify violent behaviour. Of these many things, it's an extremely junior partner in comparison to, say, the flag. And in the cases when it is used, it is a tool, rather than the cause. So I am defending religion from the accusation that it is the world's leading cause of violence, when it is not.
