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Old 08-07-2006, 02:31 PM
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Default Re: Evil without religion?

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Originally Posted by Rotten
Is religion the cause of evil?

According to Nietzsche, as my relativly young mind understand him, the majority, the stupid, the weak, the last man, is the creator of evil by choosing their enemy in the Übermensch out of jealousy etc. They decide that the Übermensch is "evil", just because he is.

I'm not trying to discuss Nietzsche here, though I'd like to do that sometime aswell.

My point being, religion may not be the cause of all war (but has a part in that aswell), but the creator of the "us & them" (good & evil) attitude, which itself is the reason for most wars. Discuss...
The "creator of 'us and them'" is, in my opinion, human nature. Religion is not a prerequisite. You need only to watch the fistfights at a Yankees-Red Sox game or to recall the various "race riots" throughout recent US history to see it on display. Most people feel a strong need to 'belong' and are susceptible to varying degrees to "mob mentality". Religion can certainly provide this, but absent religion, people will find other excuses to behave this way.
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