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Originally Posted by NotConvinced  I think I'd prefer to emphasize the difference between "religion" and "organized religion."
Though judgments seem to hold less weight under relative morality. |
That's a good call. I agree with that.
Using that definition, I could say, "organized religion is evil" because organized religion is all politics, and only serves to make itself more powerful -- power for the sake of having power.
Where as just "religion" could mean good aspects of religion: the culture, community, and helping others through a common world view.
The only problem is, all religions seem to end up being organized, then you get two branches, the moderate branch and the extremist branch, and then both sides argue that the other side is misinterpreting the teachings that are the foundation of the religion.