Are societies worse off when they have God on their side?

This isn't really new news, it's actually quite a no brainer. All you have to have is knowledge of history, and a current awareness of today's societies.

Let's try and put that together sha'll we?

Before the Industrial age, pretty much all wars was based on religion. Because of all these religous wars, they caused mass deaths and mass destruction.

Now if we look at current day society, where is all the drama placed? Religion, either it be islam extremists suicide bombing the 'infidels' cities. Christian Hate groups, hating something new every day. "That guy on the bus deserved to die, because if god hates somebody he will make sure they die. I am going to go protest his funeral, and give the family shit because I am a nut job religious bitch".

You name a Drama currently, 99.9 of the time the reason will be religion.

Now let's compare societies sha'll we? Western countries have many religious views, and freedoms to join any religious group that fits there needs or beliefs and express those views. However religion doesn't dictate how a country is run, unless that country so happens to be run by a religious nut job. Nothing is worse then a country run by a religous nut job, who's religion believes in a end of the world and the nut job has power to launch nukes.

Anyways back to the point, western socities boom with many advances and freedoms. Freedom to do that, and freedom to do this (Except China). However if you look at a country that is dictated by religion, mostly in the middle east. They are always un-developed, with the most lack of human rights and always war torn. Infact no different from the medieval ages except everybody is packing AK-47's instead of swords. Maybe a little worse then the medieval ages in some middle east countries, medieval ages they actually put in prison the people who raped woman, or atleast even put nobody to prison compared to putting woman to prison for being raped, while doing nothing to the rapist.

If I had the will, and time. I can name many periods through out our history and most of the bad times all had something to do with religion. It's just obvious that religion causes drama, and worses everything off. It would be better if everybody who's religous stopped using religion as a way of life. Believe in it, but if the pope tells you gays are immoral. Use common knowledge, did god actually tell you gays were immoral, or did some jackoff with power tell you that. Further more, why did god wait this long to say that instead of preaching it earlier on with all those commandment thingies.

I love how religion keeps saying that if you are a athiest you are more prone to do sin, and sinful things. When infact athiests are doing far better off in that section then religious people. Expecially religious nut jobs.

According to writing directed by God back then and now translated say that he had rebelled. Now why would God test his own son and tourture his son with Satan. If you had a son would you do that think about it logically and then I think you will understand what I mean and don't say you wouldn't care becasue you would!

You'll have to first prove that your god, his son, and satan exist before you can prove your point, rookie. Good luck with that.

Well, I always know that God is on the winning side of a football game. I just wish He'd give me the point spread.

Ok sure but thats what I'm trying to say that they rebelled and now thats that.
By the way where did you read that the Devil was angry with how God was treating humans or is that some random shit you picked up from some story that was interpreted.

Uh, rookie? I'm not the one making the extraordinary claim that a magic invisible man in the sky created us so he could spy on us and decide whether we'd been naught or nice.

You are making the extraordinary claim, so the burden of proof falls on you.

I'm not a fan of the violent form of religion that Americans espouse, however, it's a bit of stretch to say that it has made America inferior, considering they are the sole military superpower on the planet. Can't argue with success!