Dr. Kent Brightstar is Everyone's Problematic Fave (blazingstar) wrote in brightstar,
thebrighteststar replied: Agree to disagree, but—by all means—allow me to direct you to the entire swath of the Dark Ages for just such an example. Consider how much further along we could be now as a species had religion not made the wheels of progress screech to a halt. This isn't even touching on the civilizations lost or the genocide orchestrated in the name a church or a temple or a mosque or because a certain belief system was held. History is rife with examples as to how organized religion has been detrimental to humanity's well being.