Do you think religious people are dangerous?

Question

There's a high rate of religious crimes or religious people committing crimes also there's wars over religion every where. Muslims, Christians, Islamic and so forth.

I am not saying that EVERY religious person is a threat but I am just pointing out that there's a lot of holy wars and death going around.

Why can't we all forgive and be at peace with each other rather than fight and kill each other?

Answer 1

If you look deep into this.It is not the religion that causes the wars.It is the Dictators. Most are just Innocent people trying to follow Gods word.Look at Hitler or Saddam.they are not what I would call religious,would you?These are people hiding behind Gods words to do their crimes.There will be wars and rumors of wars.Have you heard that before ?Do you know where it came from?As far back in history that we know of it is the people who are the ones being persecuted because of their beliefs.they are not the ones who are fighting.They are surviving. So NO religious people are not dangerous.But the ones who hold the guns and say they are....

You asked a very good question.More people need to listen to the answers.You have some very good ones.Most everyone has valid points too.

Answer 2

Sorry, but you can't blame the danger of religion entirely on 'fanatics' or 'extremists'. This is a cop out to evade responsibility.

'Moderate' religious people are also culpable: they provide the framework of belief that allows fanaticism to arise. The laziest and least pro-active Christian will still maintain a belief in a deity, and in the authority of the Bible. This is more than enough to provide a newcomer to their religion with the ammunition he needs to become a homicidal fanatic.

If he reads his Bible, believing it to be divinely inspired, he'll encounter plenty of messages and instructions to punish unbelievers, or those who break the holy laws. Where is he to draw the line in his faith?

Most believers use common sense to erect a pragmatic level of adherence to Scripture. They believe, they disapprove of transgression, but they probably don't stone others to death. Despite Leviticus, they usually don't kill homosexuals - though they may make life difficult for them. And they eat shellfish despite the injunctions from the same ancient loony.

Why should an innocent newcomer stop at this arbitrary level of obedience? In doing so, he'd be going against the Word. So when the Fallwells and their even nastier ilk call for death to these 'abominations', why should he not obey the call? After all, the idea of bottom-related activities and people touching each other's wieners makes him feel queasy anyway. And another extremist - who's just obeying the word of his God - is born.

All religious people are dangerous. All racists are dangerous. All crazy people are dangerous.

CD

Answer 3

They are dangerous in the sense that they were trusted that they follow the moral codes but they don't. Sometimes they were agreed to by the same religious followers because the followers use their belief as a guideline to judge or even discriminate people of other religion.

1. Logic tells me that we do not need a religion to tell us what is right. Philosophy and education can do that.
2. The evidence or logic is not there to prove a god exists.
3. And the bad side effects of religions tells me the right choice is atheism.

Answer 4

I'd suggest that the cases you are speaking of, are those of people who are not religious in the ultimate sense, in that they are fighting for / about principles (in the best of cases), as opposed to living up to them (which is more of a challenge).

That said, I think the problem in the Middle East is most definitely political, and very far fom being 'religious'.

I don't think there's any such thing as a 'religious war', except the gradual one with unskillful qualities, through truly benevolent, progressive & educational means.

I think a religion like Buddhism can foster understanding, and help one see more clearly, clear one's head, and enable one to "think outside the box".

This may make one independent in mind and hard to manipulate.

It may give you a dignity.

Does it make you 'dangerous'?

Maybe for the unjust, controlling & propagandising 'powers' that be.

A 'maverick'. An independent spirit.

Answer 5

I think you are experiencing what is technically called a revelation.

Just think how dangerous and bad the world would be if 96% of the crazies weren't controlled (in part or full) by their chosen religions.

We cannot all be at peace, because people like things.
Many like to have more things than their neighbours, and quite often, people like to have the things that belong to their neighbours - simply greed gets in the way...

Answer 6

there's lots of dangerous religions out there.

A recent tabulation concluded that there are 10 main religions and some 10,000 sects. Of these, some 6,000 exist in Africa, 1,200 in the United States, and hundreds in other lands.

Many factors have contributed to the development of new religious groups. Some have said that the various religions all represent different ways of presenting religious truth. But a comparison of their teachings and practices with the Bible indicates, rather, that the diversity of religions is because people have become followers of men instead of listening to God. It is noteworthy that, to a large extent, teachings they hold in common, but that differ from the Bible, originated in ancient Babylon.

Answer 7

Because mind controll is in place from a ver young age throughout the world. Yes that mind controll starts at a very young age with religion. However there are those breaking from that control and that group is growing. Once religion is out of the way humanirt and humanistic traits can come forward. Whilst there is religion in the world there will be no peace.

Answer 8

A lot of people commit crimes in the name of religion. These are not 'religious' people. They are either deliberatly using religion to condone their actions or are acting based on a badly skewed interpreation of relgion.

These crimes have nothing to do with faith or any God.

Also there are plenty of athiests etc who commit equally heinous crimes. Don't forget that!

I do't think religious people are dangerous. I think people can be dangerous without religion even coming into it!

Answer 9

Many religious people are dangerous. Many are not.

Peace can only exist when different groups/nations have the same general goals and desire for peace. If one group (radical Islamists, let's say) wants the entire world to live under Islamic law, then that group will not ever be at peace with those who do not want that goal. Only when people are united in their goals will there be peace.

Answer 10

Some certainly are dangerous, especially when they become delusional and decide God is telling them to punish the sinners or kill the infidel, etc.

Why can't we be at peace? Because some religions (most notably Christianity and Islam) teach that it is necessary that all people believe as they do. They proselytize, and they are forbidden from accepting that others believe differently from them. They are taught from childhood that their way is the only right way, and everything else comes from Satan.