[quote]I don't want to go all the way back to the pharaohs and make an essay on all the people who persecuted the Jews.[/quote] And the Brits. And the Russians. And who can forget the Arabs. [quote]I just made the Hitler statement because it just shows that people kill because they can, not just because of religion, getting rid of religion won't stop suffering from occurring on this planet.[/quote] This argument is as irrelevant as when people say "getting rid of guns won't stop people from killing each other". Obviously. The point is it would cause LESS suffering, death, and oppression. If you try and deny that people kill and oppress each other over religion (especially in the Middle East), then you aren't being realistic. Whatever, I'm not going to start this again with you because the only point you try to make is that not all religious people kill each other when that isn't the subject and it's a fact no sane person disputes.