EVER wonder about RELIGION?


Nowadays, people are blaming religion for the current events happening in the middle east and some parts of Europe, the thoughts that Religion have generated more Hate, Wars and suffering than anything this planet have seen is getting more intense...

Here is a link of such discussion - One mans, disillusion, cause a thousand years or WAR

In regards to this discussion, this is my 2 cents in blaming religion as the cause of it all:

Just wondering... with all this thoughts of how the world have been a mess because of (no...it is just darn stupid to blame Christianity, Islam or Judaism to the current woes of the world) "conflict of belief" (not religion perse) Ever wonder if this Planet would have reach this stage with all nationalities still intact if there are no scuh religion?or lets just say only one religion prevail? (well... im under the impression that people has this thing of getting " strenght and assurance" when they ought to believed into something)do you really think... the world would have been better...I was told that in China... there is only one basic beliefs... (hmm..is that confucionism?) Yet....(well not reported in World news) killings, murder and rape and outright massacre still happen... same with other countries (places in Africa and Asia)Thus... its really childish to blames ones belief with all this terrorism and wars going on...i would rather believed that its the peoples greed and selfishness that drives this war and terrorism...I manage to read in a book that there was a priest and a soap peddler walking in the road... the sop peddler told to the priest " You know what, Religion is useless... with all the teachings and norms, still...people are at wars, people are killing each other and hurting each other"the priest just look at him and then look in another continue walking...thinking that he won becuase the preist refuse to reply, the soap peedler continue talking about how it would be better if this world never have any religion.As they walk, the notice some kids playing in the mud, with a soap. and even thou the soap have been applied in the bodies of the kids playing in the mud... they still look filthy."Tell me good sir," the priest ask. "isnt the soap meant to clean you when you applied it...?" "look at those kids""But father!, they are using it the wrong way" the peddler defended"same with religion" the Priest repliedYour god damn stupid if you fail to understand this