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[quote=Anonymous]Religion was created as to answer the unanswerable, provide rules and control society. This is not limited to Judeo-Christian religions.
Example - Confucianism taught followers to be content with their current situation - as in don’t question the authorities or try to become wealthy. Works very well in an authoritarian regime.
Wars have been raged based on religion, or so we’re told. Wars are always about gaining wealth and resources, religion is listed as a reason so the poor people that are being sent to the front lines don’t question why they are dying for their leaders to be richer. If Hitler didn’t have the Jews to shift blame to - he would have found some other trait on people to annihilate. Jews were the scapegoat because he felt they controlled the money.  So take the Jewish religion out of the equation - he would have annihilated those that control money.
Bad people will be bad with or without religion.
Good people will be good with or without religion.
But the vast majority of use are neither wholly good or wholly bad. We are human. 
I was raised Catholic but am more “Mother Nature” atheist now.  I volunteer and donate - not because some imaginary God’s ancient scriptures tell me to, but because I want to help people in need and alleviate suffering. It’s called empathy and understanding.  And there are many people that have no empathy. Even people who believe in the ancient scriptures and proclaim to follow their God often are not people that help. They take without giving.[/quote]

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