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Are We Better Off Without Religion?

“I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong.” ― Bertrand Russell, paraphrased.

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Nov 29, 2022
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“I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong.”
― Bertrand Russell, paraphrased.

There are many religions, some as old as the first ancient civilizations that appeared. Hinduism is the oldest, emerging as long ago as the 15th century BC. The next was Zoroastrianism around 10 BC, which gave us the concept of good and evil. Zoroastrianism was a…

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