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Atheists & Agnostics

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17. What's the magic of Christianity

Fri Jan 27, 2012, 06:06 PM

Jan 2012

Forced conversion?

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Would the world be better with or without Christianity? [View all] Taverner Jan 2012 OP

I pretty much agree. But the problem with "What if...?" ... immoderate Jan 2012 #1

The world would be a better place without a lot of things. cleanhippie Jan 2012 #2

Provocative question, speaks more to the history of humankind than to... MarkCharles Jan 2012 #3

What's the magic of Christianity AlbertCat Jan 2012 #17

Adoption by the later Roman Empire? FiveGoodMen Jan 2012 #18

Without. Deep13 Jan 2012 #4

Oh I agree - it can be very evil Taverner Jan 2012 #7

Hard to imagine one worse than Christianity. nt Deep13 Jan 2012 #8

At the risk of fatwa, I would say Islam does... Taverner Jan 2012 #16

Can be, but only because Christianity is weakened... Deep13 Jan 2012 #21

agreed. ChairmanAgnostic Jan 2012 #13

I vote "Without" too. BiggJawn Jan 2012 #5

By "better," do you mean more promiscuous? ZombieHorde Jan 2012 #6

2 alternative histories... onager Jan 2012 #9

Or a third.... Taverner Jan 2012 #15

It would be better (saner) without all religion, mr blur Jan 2012 #10

+1. I was going to say personal responsibility. PassingFair Jan 2012 #12

Well, if it HADN'T existed way back when.... AlbertCat Jan 2012 #19

Kick. iris27 Mar 2012 #23