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It makes sense. And I like that religion is changing. I like that in some areas of the world it is becoming less violent, and oppressive. But we need to remember that this isn't really a case of religion catching up to progress. It's a case of religion holding back progress. Yes, the grip that religion has on society loosens (very slowly), but religious leaders tend to keep as hard of a grip on their society as possible. An enormous amount of people still believe in religion, and that's simply because they've always had it in their lives. I'm not attacking them as people by saying that it isn't real, and that it's harmful. I'm discussing a mythology, and I'll be damned if I'm going to be told that I shouldn't discuss it simply because it emboldens the extremists. Extremes in society are always emboldened before they are snuffed out. Unfortunately, our planet doesn't shake off the crazies until they have caused so much damage that no one, not even people who belong to the same religion, can stomach them anymore.