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I'd agree with that. Which is why I think it odd to explore the God belief angle in the poll. A better survey, IMO, would be whether someone supports torture and lives in a place like Afghanistan, Pakistan's Swat Valley, North Korea, Iran, etc. and compare that with some of the so-called Western...

Perhaps in this case there's genuine curiosity. But I swear at least half the religious threads here are preconceived with an agenda in mind. You must admit that.

How is it not ego-stroking? Repeatedly poking sticks in the eyes of others because they don't have the same superior belief systems as you, that they don't have the same superior value systems as you, that they don't think in as superior a fashion as you do, etc., has got to be one of the most...

Not to be a stick in the mud, but I fail to see the humor. It's more ego-stroking than anything. Which ultimately makes it more sad and pathetic. Worthy of the psychoanalyst's chair.

I still don't see your logic, Andries. Belief in God is not a determinant, nor is it necessary and sufficient. Why not belief in vegetarianism instead? People favor or object to things like torture on different personal grounds. Religious belief is only one and a myriad of possibilities. By...

I disagree with the question/poll format, though. Belief in God, IMO, has nothing to do with this.