Religion is the root of all evil.
In human History, it only slowed down science, and so the progress of the human race. Whitout it now we could be nearly immortal. Think about Galileo Galilei and a lot of other scientist who were condemned by the church, they were absolutely right but Church didn't accept them because of their "heretics" principles. Luckily those theories were accepted later in time, so we don't believe that Earth is at the centre of the universe. But today, as in Galilei's time, Religion is still blocking research and progress.
It's generating hatred and wars, hunger and misery.
It was a mistake made by humans, and still today we can see the result of this HUGE mistake.
So
STOP THE MADNESS!
There are better things in life. Don't waste your time anymore.
Richard Dawkins: An atheist's call to arms
"Many of you probably subscribe to our polite cultural belief that we should respect religion,
but I also sospect that a fair number of those secretly despise religion as much as I do.
If you are one of them I'm asking you to stop being polite, come out, and say so
Let's stop being so damn respectful."
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10 Myths --- and 10 Truths --- about Atheism ( Los Angeles Times )
"..SEVERAL POLLS indicate that the term "atheism" has acquired such an extraordinary stigma in the United States that being an atheist is now a perfect impediment to a career in politics (in a way that being black, Muslim or homosexual is not). According to a recent Newsweek poll, only 37% of Americans would vote for an otherwise qualified atheist for president..."
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Top Ten Signs You're a Fundamentalist Christian 10 - You vigorously deny the existence of thousands of gods claimed by other religions, but feel outraged when someone denies the existence of yours.
9 - You feel insulted and "dehumanized" when Scientists say that people evolved from other life forms, but you have no problem with the Biblical claim that we were created from dirt.
8 - You laugh at polytheists, but you have no problem believing in a Triune "3 for the Price of 1" God.
7 - Your face turns purple when you hear of the "atrocities" attributed to Allah, but you don't even flinch when hearing about how Jehovah/Spirit/Christ slaughtered all the babies of Egypt in "Exodus" and ordered the elimination of entire ethnic groups in "Joshua" including women, children, and trees!
6 - You laugh at Hindu beliefs that deify humans, and Greek claims about gods sleeping with women, but you have no problem believing that the Holy Spirit impregnated Mary, who then gave birth to a man-god who got killed, came back to life and then ascended into the sky.
5 - You are willing to spend your life looking for little loopholes in the scientifically established approximate age of the Earth (a few billion years), but you find nothing wrong with believing dates recorded by Bronze Age tribesmen sitting in their tents and guessing that the Earth is a few generations old.
4 - You believe that the entire population of this Planet with the exception of those who share your beliefs -- though excluding those in all rival sects - will spend Eternity in an infinite Hell of Suffering. And yet consider your religion the most "tolerant" and "loving."
3 - While Modern Science, History, Geology, Biology, and Physics have failed to convince you otherwise, some idiot rolling around on the floor speaking in "tongues" may be all the evidence you need to "prove" Christianity.
2 - You define 0.01% as a "high success rate" when it comes to answered prayers. You consider that to be evidence that prayer works. And you think that the remaining 99.99% FAILURE was simply the Will of God.
1 - You actually know a lot less than many atheists and agnostics do about the Bible, Christianity, and Church History - but still call yourself a Christian.
