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Originally Posted by Grm
I think what ms west is saying, is that we all have a choice, either our bad side or our good. But personal resposibility is more often subject to our upbringing and the society we live in. Organised religious groups have an inordinate influence on their adherents.In almost every war that has ever been faught, each side was convinced that 'god' was on their side. Through the centuries millions have perished in the name of religion and sadly still continue to do so.
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Grm 
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First, I'm not religious at all, but it can be argued that the world would actually be a far worse place were it not for the civilizing influence of religion.
You are right about the inordinatate influence that organized religion has on it's followers, but here's the thing, God didn't create organized religion, people did. In the absence of religion based on the invisible man in the sky, it is not at all difficult for a leader to turn himself into a god of sorts and the state as the church. Think Nazi Germany or the Soviet Union under Stalin. How many millions died because of those "religions?"