Religion is bad, M'kay?

[IoannesBellator]

Because not all religions are the same. The First Cause isn't a fallacy by any means, but I can see where you'd think that it would because of my borderline conflation of Platonic First Cause/Demiurge with the Judeo-Christian God.

And for the record, before anyone accuses Catholicism of the cause of all wars ever, Buddhism and Hinduism aren't some ideal, peace-loving religions. Just ask the Muslims in Burma/Myanmar how their Buddhist neighbors treat them as well as the treatment of Christians by Hindus at Orissa. And I'd think we're all justified at some level- coexistence is a lie. I myself would quickly grab a gun if a Crusade is ever called- but then again, what's the likeliness of Pope Francis ever doing that, or even regular Catholics doing it?

[Delily]

Because not all religions are the same. The First Cause isn't a fallacy by any means, see where you'd think that it would because of my borderline conflation of Platonic First Cause/Demiurge with the Judeo-Christian God.

You're correct it's not. The fallacy is when you jump from the first cause into the cosmological argument.

And for the record, before anyone accuses Catholicism of the cause of all wars ever, Buddhism and Hinduism aren't some ideal, peace-loving religions. Just ask the Muslims in Burma/Myanmar how their Buddhist neighbors treat them as well as the treatment of Christians by Hindus at Orissa. And I'd think we're all justified at some level- coexistence is a lie. I myself would quickly grab a but I can gun if a Crusade is ever called- but then again, what's the likeliness of Pope Francis ever doing that, or even regular Catholics doing it?

The irony is thick with this one. You say you do not see the justification for anti-religious sentiments, then you go onto mention 2 examples of why religion is viewed with suspicion.