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Message: <blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 5609397" data-attributes="member: 24302">Religion affected how things were conducted, resolved.  For example, could've just killed all the Native Americans instead of setting aside reservations.  The Spanish conquistadors were very hard on the Natives. It was the protection of the Church that gave them better treatment.  Could've told Germany and Japan to rebuild themselves after the war.  No Marshall Plan either.  The end of slavery was very much affected by religious views.  Look at the way atheist regimes handled their affairs.  That's the direction you want to go?  Kill everyone who stands in the way of your power?  Obviously there were a lot of things done over the centuries involving religious people that were horrible.  A lot of good was done too.  Atheists refuse to admit to that.</blockquote>