Can we agree that the negatives about religion now outweight the positives

[the cac mamba]

its 2012. we know that medicine, and not prayer, can cure diseases. etc, etc

religion has no tangible positive effect on anyone's immediate life. of course churches are charitable, etc, but you can give to charity/support the poor without believing in space-creators

and on the other side of the scale is all of the conflict and death that comes with religious disagreement. but its okay because adults have a happy place that they 'know' theyll go after they die

would anyone argue that the positive effect religion has on us is worth the cost that comes with it?

 

[Fillerguy]

would anyone argue that the positive effect religion has on us is worth the cost that comes with it?

Cultural stability, cultural identity.... religion provides guidance, it provokes spirituality, introspection.....most importantly its a concise way to "teach" morals to a planet filled with gullible anti-intellectuals ready to kill one another for a loaf of bread. Thats how i see it anyway