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Originally posted by paranoid
So, to conclude:
1) religion contradicts reality
2) we understand how religion emerges and god has nothing to do with it
3) and an obvious additional point: there are thousands of religions, all contradicting each other. Simple logic dictates that the majority of them is wrong. 
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To reply:
1) Overly simplistic. Reality itself is subjective to the person experiencing the reality. Truth, on the other hand....
2) God has everything to do with it. Religion is man's attempt to understand God. While anthropologists might be able to come up with theories on the origin of religion, that doesn't mean that the origins themselves weren't divinely inspired. However,
3) is correct.
If one of the religions is true, the rest must be false. Either that, or there is no God.
Sheesh, no wonder nobody gets along.
Myself, I think there's enough historical evidence for the prophecies in the Christian bible to lend credence to that religion. It holds up logically in theological debate as well, but no religion can be PROVEN true through debate. You just have to weigh the evidence and decide for yourself if something MIGHT be likely to be true. Weee
