I don’t think Buddhism is that fucked up at all. Very peaceful religion and not as widespread so hyenas aren’t using it to profit off of poor people.
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I should trademark that statement 
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All religions are equally fucked up and equally flawed. The funny thing is they all deploy the same narrative and borrow ideologies from one another. Essentially, each religion is an extension of the next, with the name of the prophet and the god changing as a consequence. If you actually read the scriptures and look at balanced unbiased interpretations, you will arrive at the conclusion that they are one and the same.
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All religions are equally fucked up and equally flawed. The funny thing is they all deploy the same narrative and borrow ideologies from one another. Essentially, each religion is an extension of the next, with the name of the prophet and the god changing as a consequence. If you actually read the scriptures and look at balanced unbiased interpretations, you will arrive at the conclusion that they are one and the same.
Religion is a connection of that individual with their deity, it is a deeply personal idea that involves believing in something that is not physically evidenced. By your idea @Elvin you're expecting the billion Muslims to start killing everyone but it won't happen because 99% have understood the meaning of the religion on a human level while 1% haven't. The few guys who attacked Charlie Hebdo somehow in your mind reflect what all Muslims think in which case France should've been nuked by the Arab countries yet Bush and Blair invading Iraq on a hunch killing so many innocents is the least of your worries because you're obediently regurgitating what is fed to you about evil Islam. It's not about religion, the bigger picture is that you have little compassion for the evil Muslims because you're told to. You don't want to ask the questions or understand because you're told not to be inquisitive.
I mentioned BLM because it's the same method used to dehumanise blacks to the extent that it's OK for a kid Rittenhouse to show up to a riot with semi-automatic, kill a guy, and be cleared. Yes, he was defending himself but he shouldn't be there and a dickhead should never be allowed to carry a gun. His gun saved him at the expense of another guy attacking him with a skateboard and that's great news for the NRA because he got off the murder charge. It's the same thing about dropping bombs in the Middle East, you just don't want to think about it because you might feel some empathy. Ultimately, when you don't feel anything when another human dies then you are insensitive to any atrocity or injustice so it'll happen all the time and you'll obediently do nothing.
I mentioned BLM because it's the same method used to dehumanise blacks to the extent that it's OK for a kid Rittenhouse to show up to a riot with semi-automatic, kill a guy, and be cleared. Yes, he was defending himself but he shouldn't be there and a dickhead should never be allowed to carry a gun. His gun saved him at the expense of another guy attacking him with a skateboard and that's great news for the NRA because he got off the murder charge. It's the same thing about dropping bombs in the Middle East, you just don't want to think about it because you might feel some empathy. Ultimately, when you don't feel anything when another human dies then you are insensitive to any atrocity or injustice so it'll happen all the time and you'll obediently do nothing.
Religion is a very sensitive topic because when you try and deploy a rational or logical approach, the pious populace demand you have faith, even though they were the ones proposing a logical rationalization from the onset
For example, I can never engage in any religious discussion with my father because it will lead nowhere. On the other hand, I find it compelling to pick my mom's brains about religious text and its interpretation, because she is open to discussion.
If we closely analyze the Quran for example, we will find there is nothing there that says alcohol is forbidden (this was introduced much later by one of the caliphates) or that Hijab is mandatory.
For example, I can never engage in any religious discussion with my father because it will lead nowhere. On the other hand, I find it compelling to pick my mom's brains about religious text and its interpretation, because she is open to discussion.
If we closely analyze the Quran for example, we will find there is nothing there that says alcohol is forbidden (this was introduced much later by one of the caliphates) or that Hijab is mandatory.
Religion is a very sensitive topic because when you try and deploy a rational or logical approach, the pious populace demand you have faith, even though they were the ones proposing a logical rationalization from the onset
For example, I can never engage in any religious discussion with my father because it will lead nowhere. On the other hand, I find it compelling to pick my mom's brains about religious text and its interpretation, because she is open to discussion.
If we closely analyze the Quran for example, we will find there is nothing there that says alcohol is forbidden (this was introduced much later by one of the caliphates) or that Hijab is mandatory.
For example, I can never engage in any religious discussion with my father because it will lead nowhere. On the other hand, I find it compelling to pick my mom's brains about religious text and its interpretation, because she is open to discussion.
If we closely analyze the Quran for example, we will find there is nothing there that says alcohol is forbidden (this was introduced much later by one of the caliphates) or that Hijab is mandatory.
As was Christianity. Educate yourself. Ignorance is bliss I suppose 
https://foreignpolicy.com/2016/06/14/if-islam-is-a-religion-of-violence-so-is-christianity/
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/08/books/review/catherine-nixey-darkening-age.html
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Don't forget about the Uyghurs in China.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2016/06/14/if-islam-is-a-religion-of-violence-so-is-christianity/
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/08/books/review/catherine-nixey-darkening-age.html
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Don't forget about the Uyghurs in China.
