"without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. but for good people to do evil things, that takes religion." - steven weinberg
2007-11-28 06:14:24 · 30 answers · asked by just curious (A.A.A.A.) 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
totally agree.
2007-11-28 07:04:32 · answer #1 · answered by ddking37 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both. People still have morals, and so they still know what is good and what is evil. They don't need religion to tell them that. Although those that follow a religion usually have more "evil" things.
2007-11-28 14:19:57 · answer #2 · answered by . 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, I'd have to agree. because religion can easily convince good people that it is a good thing to commit acts that are actually bad.
Just look at the 9/11 hijackers as an example. Their religion caused them to believe that they were doing good work by killing Americans.
Without religions, there wouldn't be such serious motivations for people to commit acts that have no reasonable purpose like that.
2007-11-28 14:21:09 · answer #3 · answered by egn18s 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Without religion good people could still do evil things, they just couldn't justify it with some invisible person to blame it on.
2007-11-28 14:19:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, without religion good and evil people would find a different reason to justify their actions.
2007-11-28 14:17:48 · answer #5 · answered by CRtwenty 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Religion didn't create acts of good or evil.
Religion address how to respond to both.
Religion is a basis of comparison not the impetus
Just my thoughts
God Bless
2007-11-28 14:22:59 · answer #6 · answered by Consider_This 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
With or without religion it doesn't matter people are going to do good or bad goverment leaders from all countrys will still
what to dominate other it's a power play who will control who
it's how agressive you are "remember" God didn't show you how to shoot a gun or how to make a bomb or tell you where to drop it "Every body what to rule the world"
Now you know my answer
2007-11-28 14:55:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think religion can also make evil people do good things out of fear of damnation. While it also can make good people judgmental and overbearing on topics like gay marriage, early abortion, etc.
So, agree somewhat.
2007-11-28 14:34:12 · answer #8 · answered by Armless Joe, Bipedal Foe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
or...you could have evil people doing good things. Amen amen.
Apparently Steven was a bigot or spigot or whatever the word is.
2007-11-28 14:21:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
disagree
people who do evil things are evil people, you can't have good people doing evil things, as they are by definition therefore evil people, no matter how they try to justify it
2007-11-28 14:20:23 · answer #10 · answered by bregweidd 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I kind of agree with it.
I think religion fuels a lot of nonsense that wouldnt be around if it didnt "exist".
But you dont need it to do nonsense either.
2007-11-28 14:42:06 · answer #11 · answered by ChaosNJoy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋