Is Faith Harmless?

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I, for one, would agree that those with faith would be more likely "to treat people with tolerance and goodwill".

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Based on what evidence? This is a self serving statement. It says because I have faith, those who share this characteristic must be more tolerant and treat people with goodwill. I see no evidence that supports this statement that it is more likely and I could just as easily reach the opposite conclusion.

Would not be the first time I made a mistake. But what caught my attention was the part that says that believers would be more likely to be tolerant or goodwilled which I would strongly disagree with. That there are extremists among both believers and non-believers is clear and that they draw the most attention I also agree with. In fact, they tend to define entire groups for the general public because they are so vocal i.e. that so many think all muslims are radicals.