Especially in the Middle East and a large proportion of Africa?

EDIT:

What I mean by “religious toxicity” is being very religious to the point of hating the non-religious, and secularism.

EDIT 2:

I’m not surprised that religions like Christianity and Islam still exist, I’m surprised that there are still so many super religious Christians and (especially) Muslims out there. If I’m going to be honest, it concerns me.

  • originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com
    173·
    11 months ago

    It would be easy to jump to religion as the cause of a lot of human suffering, and it is, but this ignores humans I aye ability to organize into disparate groups that inevitably hate.

    It would take work to throw off these animalistic vestiges. Work we aren’t quite fully capable of yet.

    religion is one of the tools of hate, but a new tool will emerge among those that need one.

    • loopy@lemm.ee
      101·
      11 months ago

      I think you have the most accurate answer. The “othering” behavior can be seen in essentially any group of people.

      Plus, if you read any of the texts of these religions, I have never come across instructions to shun others. I think people have a surface level of belief and then sophomorically apply it to be “more righteous.” They’re really missing the forest for the trees if they elevate themselves above others.

      Not the Middle East, but I remember Hinduism having a caste system that does actually rank people, but from information I got, people were generally on the same page about it.