Which religion had the most effect in the history?

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Which religion had the most effect in the history?
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+ supersaqer	Jul 4 2012, 12:01 PM Post #1
Transcendent Posts: 5,117 Group: Elite Member Member #5,137 Joined: August 13, 2010 Gender Not Specified	Which religion had the most effect in the good way and the bad way? Bias removed Edited by Rogue, Jul 4 2012, 07:02 PM.
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Prince .	Jul 4 2012, 02:55 PM Post #2
NO.1 Miz fan in the world . MIZ IS AWESOME . Posts: 2,245 Group: Probation Member #7,275 Joined: February 3, 2012 Gender Not Specified	Islam is the right religion .



* Light	Jul 4 2012, 03:26 PM Post #3
Yo Posts: 5,563 Group: Retired Staff Member #2,705 Joined: October 5, 2007 Gender Not Specified Country United Kingdom Favourite Manga The Story of Light the Legend by Cal/DBZF Invasion! by Copy_Ninja	DeMon PrinCe Jul 4 2012, 02:55 PM Islam is the right religion . Hehe, dangerous topic question, dangerous answer. I don't know enough about Religion or History to accurately answer which Religion has had the biggest impact on the world. I assume the answer is always going to be relative as well, as the criteria in which the answer is held to will differ depending on the person, for example there's a lot of wonderful art inspired by Christianity but then Scientology has also been the reason behind some hilarious Tom Cruise jokes.



* Stark	Jul 4 2012, 03:28 PM Post #4
Rock Lobster Posts: 3,424 Group: Retired Staff Member #7,041 Joined: December 6, 2011 Gender Not Specified Country None Favourite Anime Game Of Thrones What Browser do you use? Google Chrome Favourite Manga A Song Of Ice And Fire	If we can consider Atheism a religion, then I'd say atheism, as it "freed" everyone from the religious wars and convinctions. My opionion, obv.



Pookie	Jul 4 2012, 04:13 PM Post #5
Pookie Powa! Posts: 18,039 Group: Princesa Pookie Member #1,340 Joined: April 21, 2006 Gender Not Specified Favourite Anime Dragonball Z What Browser do you use? Google Chrome and Firefox	I am a Roman Catholic, but I'm not sure about this question and I think it's going to be biased on how we were raised. I think Christianity has slowed down progress in some parts because of its strictness as far as sexual protection. Some people are still having crazy amount of babies because of what the Pope says about how using protection is a sin. In the past, the male priests slid many things under the carpet that women wouldn't get the same rights when all this time I was told God had created men and women equal. Regardless, the people have given it a bad name in some respects. As far as the priests are concerned, I think some have shamed the church. I don't tend to listen to them when I go to Church because of some of the dumb things they say sometimes. When I go to Church, it's for God and my time and to tell him how I feel. Church is also soothing because of the music, art inside, people, and the environment. However, in other ways I am proud of my religion because it has helped people get through hard times. Mother Teresa is a perfect example of that. She helped the poor, sick, orphaned, and the dying. She took her time to help others. Sometimes people don't understand that about religion. People are what make the religion bad and not necessarily the religion itself. The wars that were started because of Christianity were because of greedy people and I get sick of people saying that it was the religion when it's not. God doesn't want war. He wants peace. I'm not saying you need religion to do helpful things, but it can help you make the right decisions. As far as western civilization is concerned, Christianity has always been there. It was the foundation so to say that it didn't help the world progress would be quite naive. There have been good and bad outcomes because of it.



*Copy_Ninja*	Jul 4 2012, 04:23 PM Post #6
*Novacane for the pain* Posts: 8,033 Group: Guardian Member #6,499 Joined: July 18, 2011 Gender Not Specified Country None Favourite Anime Naruto, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Hunter x Hunter (2011) What Browser do you use? Google Chrome Favourite Manga Monster, One Piece, Naruto, Fullmetal Alchemist, Hunter X Hunter, Death Note, SnK	I'm sorry but that seemed like a slightly biased OP, stating how one religion has had a bad point and another good. Fact is every religion has had it's good and bad points. You've had terrorists from different religions kill in the name of God, holy wars etc. Then there's the extremist views many take in regards to social issues like homosexuality, abortion and even the slightly more mundane things such as creationist views. The impact of religion is astounding, I don't think there's much else on this planet comparable to it. As for which one has had the biggest, you can't really say because there is way too much to consider. Also, I'll say now that everyone needs to be respectful of other people's views because I can see this devolving into a flamefest very easily. We don't need another religion thread that gets out of hand.
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Gta Ripper	Jul 4 2012, 04:28 PM Post #7
Posts: 21 Group: New Member Member #7,870 Joined: July 2, 2012 Favourite Anime Dragon Ball Z What Browser do you use? Mozilla Firefox Favourite Manga /	Depends on where you live and with what kind of religious people you are living with. I personally think Atheism has the most effects nowadays, as most scientists are Atheists and have made big, life changing discoveries. If I look at the history of mankind I would probably put Christianity on par with the Islam for the reason that those two actually had the most power in the past 1500 years.



Pookie	Jul 4 2012, 04:55 PM Post #8
Pookie Powa! Posts: 18,039 Group: Princesa Pookie Member #1,340 Joined: April 21, 2006 Gender Not Specified Favourite Anime Dragonball Z What Browser do you use? Google Chrome and Firefox	Copy_Ninja Jul 4 2012, 04:23 PM I'm sorry but that seemed like a slightly biased OP, stating how one religion has had a bad point and another good. Fact is every religion has had it's good and bad points. You've had terrorists from different religions kill in the name of God, holy wars etc. Then there's the extremist views many take in regards to social issues like homosexuality, abortion and even the slightly more mundane things such as creationist views. The impact of religion is astounding, I don't think there's much else on this planet comparable to it. As for which one has had the biggest, you can't really say because there is way too much to consider. Also, I'll say now that everyone needs to be respectful of other people's views because I can see this devolving into a flamefest very easily. We don't need another religion thread that gets out of hand. I did say in the beginning of the post that this topic was going to be biased depending on how we were raised just saying. I can't talk about other people's religions unless I talk about mine first which I did. You said every religion has had good and bad impacts right? Can you state that as a fact? Do you know every religion in the world? There are so many religions in this world it would be impossible to know the outcome of every single one. You are saying every, but to me you're only talking about the major ones when you're mentioning terrorism, holy wars, etc. Edited by Pookie, Jul 4 2012, 04:58 PM.



*Copy_Ninja*	Jul 4 2012, 05:10 PM Post #9
*Novacane for the pain* Posts: 8,033 Group: Guardian Member #6,499 Joined: July 18, 2011 Gender Not Specified Country None Favourite Anime Naruto, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Hunter x Hunter (2011) What Browser do you use? Google Chrome Favourite Manga Monster, One Piece, Naruto, Fullmetal Alchemist, Hunter X Hunter, Death Note, SnK	Probably a bad choice of words but yes the major religions is what I was mostly getting at and they all have flaws, I only really included them because it's difficult to say that a minor religion could have had a big impact on the world if few people practice it and adhere to it's rules. They've had their positive and their negative impacts and are not perfect. Topics like this become difficult due to the length of time religion has existed and the fact that the impact of a religion is predominately based on where you live (although not always). It's okay for people to be biased, just wanted to get it in there early that people can't let this bias take over and attack everyone else.
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Cal	Jul 4 2012, 05:39 PM Post #10
I may not deserve to live, but I will protect those in my reach with my reverse blade! Posts: 5,259 Group: Member Member #6,087 Joined: April 25, 2011 Gender Female Favourite Anime hentai What Browser do you use? hentaibrowser Favourite Manga hentai	I keep wondering if op could of done worse job with opening post. Got to say I doubt it.



* Sousen Ichimonji	Jul 4 2012, 06:17 PM Post #11
You are calm and reposed, let your beauty unfold Posts: 4,176 Group: Retired Staff Member #3,986 Joined: February 15, 2009 Gender Not Specified Country None Favourite Anime Avatar What Browser do you use? Chrome Favourite Manga Ai Kora	Pookie Jul 4 2012, 04:55 PM You said every religion has had good and bad impacts right? Can you state that as a fact? Umm, yes? I'm about as pro theism as you can be without actually being in an organised religion, and I still know that every religion, major or otherwise, will have had negative as well as positive influences on the world. I can state that as a fact, a fact that I don't think I've ever heard doubted before, until this topic. I'm just going to ignore the painful opening post here and give my own views. For religions that have had the worst role, I'm going to throw a hipster curveball out there and say the Mesoamerican religions (Aztec, Mayan and other similar civiisations, who shared many of the same core beliefs even if their particular dieties changed from location to location) - the Dark Ages of Europe lasted centuries, with progress in almost all human endeavours slowed to a crawl. In Central and South America, a similar drought of human progress lasted for millenia under these religions.
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Pookie	Jul 4 2012, 06:31 PM Post #12
Pookie Powa! Posts: 18,039 Group: Princesa Pookie Member #1,340 Joined: April 21, 2006 Gender Not Specified Favourite Anime Dragonball Z What Browser do you use? Google Chrome and Firefox	I don't think you can unless you know all the religions in the world and have studied them intensely. It's a bold statement to make. There are some religions being made right now that have yet to be studied. If you are talking about major religions, then yeah I'd agree with you there, but to say EVERY single one is just overdoing it imo especially when we might not necessarily know all of the ones in the world .



Jonnoley	Jul 4 2012, 07:22 PM Post #13
Posts: 176 Group: Member Member #3,988 Joined: February 16, 2009	Firstly, define religion. Are we talking about one madman screaming in a barn somewhere about his own ideas of the wrath of god, or full movements with churches, denominations, marriages and other such institutions? Are we counting Pastafarianism? The Church of Raptor Jesus? Is it really wise to discount Raptor Jesus, since he's a raptor? Pookie I don't think you can unless you know all the religions in the world and have studied them intensely. I agree with Sousen here, I think it is definitely the sort of statement you can say with a lot of certainty. Every instance of a religion doing something negative will have had a positive equivalent in the same area, and vice versa. In every instance of religious war, there will have been a diplomatic issue which was resolved through their shared faith. For every instance of a religious man hoarding wealth, there's one where someone donates all they don't need to the needy. Everything affects the world around it, religions of all kind included, and every effect is either negative or positive depending on what or who it effects. And no effect is limited to one person.



Sasuke	Jul 4 2012, 07:29 PM Post #14
Posts: 1,922 Group: Member Member #7,745 Joined: June 11, 2012	I'm gonna say Islam and not because I was raised as Muslim but do its range of control reaching further than the Roman Empire. Even if its tactics were by the sword it went further but Christianity did have a lot more to be said by people than Islam. So actually I do think Islam has the lasting impact as some countries that are controlled by Islamic government are still in the middle ages as far as morality and form of government go. Christianity reached further to west than Islam did I'll give them that.



~~Nimbo-Bimbo lord of all noobs~~	Jul 4 2012, 10:08 PM Post #15
Posts: 2,687 Group: GTFO Member #6,954 Joined: November 6, 2011	I'm going to say that the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) are the most influential, solely because of how many followers they have in total, and because their influence on the world, from wars and terror attacks (The Crusades, religiously inspired terrorists, the Muslim conquests), to charities and spread of goodwill. I'd solely have to go with Christianity though due to the sheer amount of followers it has.



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