Even without religion, everyday we have good people doing good things, and bad people doing bad things. But for a good person to do bad things, or for a bad person to do good things, that requires religion.
Hence, if religion doesn't exist, we would be living in a very boring world. Everyone would only do what they are expected to do, and no one changes, for better or worse.
But our world doesn't like straight lines. People want good events, in exchange for bad things coming with the good. Everyone wants to see something different once in a while, and they are willing to pay the price.
Therefore, religion.
With religion, you have a powerful tool to convert people from one side to the other. In the name of their religions, good people have commited heinous deeds that can exceed the limits of our imagination. Numerous "justified" wars were started in the name of religion. The Crusades, the Reconquista and the French Wars of Religion are a few of the more frequently used examples.
And don't forget the Holocaust. Without Judaism, Hitler would have needed another reason to start the war. But then he wouldn't have had to go to Hell either, since Hell wouldn't exist if not for religion.
Often, the worst sort of people are those who do the immoral things that they do and see them as good. With religion, its easier to do so.
But with religion, criminals have turned good. Great things have been done in the name of religion. The construction of great wonders, like the Temple of Solomon(aka The First Temple), the Hagia Sophia in Turkey and the Sistine Chapel in the Apostolic Palace, are the results of religion.
On a side note, the Sistine Chapel was built to look like the Temple of Solomon, as described in the Old Testament. Copycat :P
Damn, but the Papacy sure serves their god in luxury.
Not only does religion do wonders in the field of architecture, it has also brought us many wonders that we take for granted these days. Like weekend holidays, for those of you who have them. Or Christmas - the day we consumers burn holes in our pockets just for the hell of it.
Or the Karma Sutra(कामसूत). Never forget the Karma Sutra, for without it, what sort of hell we would be living in? People should worship Mallanaga Vātsyāyana for displaying such intelligence and wisdom.
Consequently, in exchange for numerous public holidays, some nice buildings and a sex guide, humanity has killed innumerable lives and created Hell on Earth once in a while.
Let them kill me, as long as I get to sleep on Sundays.
This is what people want. Not eternal peace! They want to live lives that have their good times, in exchange for an equal amount bad times. Eternal peace would be boring, 'cause there wouldn't be hunger, which means no need for work.
So we would stay home all day and watch TV and/or masturbate on internet porn. Heck, there wouldn't be TV, since no one would be working at the TV station. So we would stay home all day and masturbate like wild baboons. On nothing, 'cause no one's working in the porn industry.
And eternal peace means there will be no deaths. So we would masturbate for eternity. Yea no girlfriends and shit 'cause love causes a lot of trouble, which ruins the peace.
With eternal peace, we will sit in our caves(no one would be building anything) and... just sit! Because cleaning up the mess afterwards also ruins the peace(hint: no tissues/condoms).
Whoa!
The Knife of Dreams is much better than many books in the series. Must be cos Robert Jordan finally decided to finish his work before he dies. Though I wish he'd decide to do that sooner. Now the tempo is completely off. It's like going at gear 2 for the previous 7 books(well, maybe not book 9) and suddenly at book 11, its gear 5. Almost makes it seem like it was written by a different author.
Scoop is a really bad movie! Woody Allen is good, but all his stuttering in the film really got on my nerves, not to mention gave me a headache. Grr..
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