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In response to "I wonder just how bad off we'd really be if religion disappeared tomorrow. -- nm" by TWuG

90% of religion is fine. -- nm

Posted by Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! (aka Spawn) Dec 16 '09, 10:27

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flip it, reverse it. -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 10:28 17
- (like, the music and the architecture has been pretty good) -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 10:32 13
  - The charity? The community leadership in general if not on some specific issues? The general sense of instilling of good values? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 16, 10:34 12
    - None of those are religion-specific. I'm atheist but I give to charity, am a leader in my community and try to instill good values in my children and - JaxSean Dec 16, 10:35 6
      - You don't need religion, but organized religion *is* directly responsible for much good in the world and that shouldn't be ignored. - Name Withheld By Request Dec 16, 10:39 2
        
        Just because they do good doesn't mean that if religion "went away" that good would go away as well. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 16, 10:42
        
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      - I don't think anyone is claiming religions have a monopoly on charity, or that they invented them. - Inigo Dec 16, 10:38 2
        
        why do you assume the individual efforts would go away? -- nm - znufrii Dec 16, 10:39 1
        
        A lot of soup kitchens are funded by religious organizations. - Inigo Dec 16, 10:41
    - strictly speaking, you don't *need* religion for any of those things to happen. -- nm - znufrii Dec 16, 10:35 4
      - You should invent something that will do that. - Let it Spawn, let it Spawn, let it Spawn! Dec 16, 10:36
      - You don't need religion to happen for any of the bad stuff either -- nm - Roger More Dec 16, 10:36 2
        
        nor does religion neccesarily prevent the bad stuff from happening. -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 10:39 1
        
        Sure - sometimes it helps prevent it, other times (unfortunately) it helps encourage it -- nm - Roger More Dec 16, 10:40
- 90% of fines are religious? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 16, 10:28 2
  - The fine of religion is 90% - Roger More Dec 16, 10:29 1
    - This is a dan brown anagram, I know it! -- nm - Reagen Dec 16, 10:30

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