Numbat,

Your ignorance of religious history is undeniable,

How is life in the dustbin of history, anyways

mango,

Your ignorence of reality is worse... in sydney i can feel safe i will not be attacked by Christian gangs or Jewish malitias....

I do deeply and correctly fear for my safty in islamic suburbs. This has nothing to do with religion, im athiest anyway... it's just plain common sense

Froggy: There has always been a Creator God, there always will be a Creator God. Anyone with half a brain looking at all those universes would have to agree or at least have suspicions. So you don't believe there is such an Entity will that make this Supreme Entity go away? - NO! numbat

Dear Numbat, I know it must be difficult for you to accept that no God may exist. I simply don't know one way or the other. I have never seen or heard him/her/it, never conversed with the entity, never has he/she/it spoken to me or communicated with me in any way.
I cannot say that God does not exist; I'm simply saying, I don't know.
The universe is a very big place. It is tempting to believe that a supreme creator created it all.
I need real evidence, though. Not words from a book or books which appear to have been written by primitive humans, who did not even have a rudimentary knowledge about the nature of the universe.
One must observe that religion, (of any name) which purports to be the basis of our ethics and laws, and an explanation of the existence and purpose of the universe, has appeared to have failed to improve the nature of the people who adhere to its tenets, even if only judging by the ill-will exhibited here by many contributors. Very sad.
The results of religious belief seem to have proven time and again that religion is a divisive force, rather than something which brings all people together.
It seems to lead to violence and destruction, rather than peace, goodwill and reconciliation.
That is one of the reasons I reject it-apart from the fact that there is no scientific proof.

Froggie,
Could you please give us laws that have had absolutely no religious input that has advanced society and community.
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You obviously believe society would be better without laws based in religious values or input from religion. It is pointless to merely be constantly negative - demonstrate you have real insight into the human condition and can bring advancement to society without religious values. We wait with real interest!

Dear Philo, a lot of our laws are based on the ideas of the Greek philosophers. In particular, Socrates, from where the “Socratic method” comes, which is used to test hypotheses and eliminate those that lead to contradictions, and this method is taught in law schools.
It is true that religions have co-opted philosophical ideas to incorporate into their dogma.
However, it is not for me to prove the existence or non-existence of God, or to disprove the influence of religion on our laws.
It is for you, as the protagonist of these ideas, to prove the existence of God, and the religious basis of our laws.
You are evidently more versed in religion than I am, and you are the one making the assertions about God and religion.
I therefore invite you to prove your assertions.