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Originally Posted by Imperator
I wouldn’t say it’s malignant as that depends one the actions of said structure in its exclusivity or its actions where in it is pitting ones belief’s against another’s....
Every 2 months or so, I get a knock on my door; its either Jehovah’s Witnesses or Mormans...they give me their 5 minute spiel a hand of publications etc. explaining their faith..I'd say that’s pretty benign and they are well within their rights to do so, just as I when I say thx, I admire their strength of belief, but not their particular faith.......I am within my right .....I understand the view regarding all religion being divisive, and has lead to innumerable wars and other unspeakable acts... etc......but none the less, I think it also has done a great deal of good, in the end out weighing the negatives.......
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Well, certainly, in one respect, but as a whole, exclusive belief structures unite people to exclude others based on individual or collective beliefs. You choose to exclude passive or otherwise benign religious believers from being, at least in part, negative. The fact remains, even if they're not actively condemning or proclaiming superiority over others, they still do so in practice. For me, divinity exists on earth because of its diversity as a collective, not by the homogony of any particular belief. As long as people hold intangible beliefs to be of greater importance than the here and now, peace on earth will not exist.