CrazyHomo, I already showed before that taking information out of context can show irrelevant information.
I found 50 emo-cutters (people who make themselves bleed to feel), and 80% of them were atheist/agnostic.
Does that mean that there is a link between atheist people, and people that cut themselves? uhhh... no, that would be quite stupid.
Religion in the 'short term', can show violence among other things. But, if you don't believe as has been said in almost every abrahamic religion and most other religions. (When people deny God, and live their lives on 'contemporary' morals, a system of morals which is established by religion slowly deteriorates, and you end up with a society which inevitably crumbles). I actually see the logic in that, and you may not. Is that proof that religion was created by a higher order?
Perhaps more people will find the transition to 'atheism' (if that's the correct word for it), more appealing if there was an actual 'set of moral and ethical obligations', which was perhaps produced by certain professors of psycholoy, psychiatry and philosophy. as well as a few more 'commonly accepted' theories and ideas to go with the group. Otherwise people deviate far from plan and might even become irrational and commit heinous crimes. eg(Burning religious sites).
In my opinion (which you can criticise), Yes, 'God' which is loosely defined must exist. [I've explained my beliefs earlier, which some may have not agreed with]. My opinion may change, but there is little logical information to compel me to change and therefore I would be stupid to change from my religious beliefs based on faulty and sometimes 'unproven' theory. (when there are religious texts with relevants produced centuries ago, which is yet to be disproved. )
Don't you agree?