09-27-2005, 10:41 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Out in the perimeter
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"Societies worse off when they have God on their side"
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...798944,00.html
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RELIGIOUS belief can cause damage to a society, contributing towards high murder rates, abortion, sexual promiscuity and suicide, according to research published today.
According to the study, belief in and worship of God are not only unnecessary for a healthy society but may actually contribute to social problems.
The study counters the view of believers that religion is necessary to provide the moral and ethical foundations of a healthy society.
It compares the social peformance of relatively secular countries, such as Britain, with the US, where the majority believes in a creator rather than the theory of evolution. Many conservative evangelicals in the US consider Darwinism to be a social evil, believing that it inspires atheism and amorality.
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Well, have any of you religious guys got any defense?
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