2007-06-23 06:18:10 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No, it started out evil.
It's just about time we, as a civilization, got past these superstitions and realized the harm that religion does in the world.
2007-06-23 06:20:31 · answer #1 · answered by nondescript 7 · 6⤊ 1⤋
America is not the culprit in turning people against religion. People in general are the bad guys here. When one preaches tolerance then goes around spreading intolerance it is hard not to look elsewhere for answers. No that was not a slam on everyone in every religion that was a fact supported by a few or more bad eggs that crop up in every religion.
2007-06-23 13:23:20 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They've gained a following - I don't know that they've really become "popular" along the lines of sentimental trash like "The Purpose Driven Life" - because religion IS evil, and the average benighted peasant is starting to catch up with what educated people have known for a long time.
2007-06-23 13:21:59 · answer #3 · answered by jonjon418 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Religion turned religion into something evil.
2007-06-23 13:21:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
No. It is christians who have turned religion into something evil. Atheists have merely recognized that fact.
2007-06-23 13:45:15 · answer #5 · answered by Fred 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best selling books in America are NOT about atheism.
The best seller is the Bible. Each and every year, the best seller is the Bible.
The three best selling novels in America right now are about religion not atheism.
Pastor Art
2007-06-23 13:24:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Some of the rightwingnuts have suggested recently that the success of these books is caused partly by believers who buy them in order to "know their enemy." !!!
A book becomes popular because it says something that people want to hear. That's all.
2007-06-23 13:24:37 · answer #7 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think people are realising that there are logical answers out there and the demand for that information has lead to an upsurge in those types of books. When is the pursuit of knowledge ever a bad thing?
2007-06-23 13:21:52 · answer #8 · answered by TriciaG28 (Bean na h-Éireann) 6 · 5⤊ 1⤋
No, religion was already detrimental all on it's own.
Books on atheism that also discuss organized religion simply remark upon this reality.
2007-06-23 13:20:39 · answer #9 · answered by ZER0 C00L ••AM••VT•• 7 · 7⤊ 0⤋
No, religion has turned religion into something evil.
Wow, person below me answered exactly the same o_O
2007-06-23 13:21:04 · answer #10 · answered by SameTwo 2 · 6⤊ 0⤋