[gela]

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Ouch. where do I fall?

I am generalizing, Im not accusing individuals.

Well that means Buddhists are just as hypocritical as Christians, but this is just a depressing argument.

The Bible doesn't directly say 'violence is a sin' or 'war is against gods will'.
So christians can still start wars whilst staying true to their religion.

The buddhist war is directly contradicting their text.

But don't forget, just as there is a bad side to Christianity and Buddhism, there is also the moral side to it. The kind side to it. (and maybe only in my dreams) an intellectual side to it. Both need to be recognized by both theists and atheists.

I agree with you.
The bad side of christianity needs to be recognised as bad. Not blindly followed and believed to be all true.
The same applies to buddhism.

My issues are not with believing in a god - its in blindly following a text.

I know. I don't really represent the whole of Christian thought. However, I think I can show that Christianity itself may not be the problem, rather that the people who follow it can and will be flawed. It's like an exclusive club, and being snide to those who aren't a part of it. That's human's problem, not the religions.

Religion (supposedly) dictates our morals.
Idealy, it should allow for human nature, and it should preach against intolerance, and for understanding.