Religion also forced certain people to leave Europe for America.

Those tribes were still nomadic.

Religion played a big role in people settle, to come together, create places of worship and eventually cities around them. The oldest cities in the world are known to be religious centers, hell religion played the central role in the rise of the oldest civilizations like Egypt and Babylon.

When you study history you learn all of that.

It sucks for some fedoras to learn that religion got us where we are today but facts are facts.

I thought Catholics followed the teachings of Christ, therefore they were "Christians". 

Probably, you meant to say "There is a very big difference between Protestants and Catholics" which both are Christians.

Islam blocked technological and scientific development in the middle east wich was a world power back in the day for centuries and led it to it's downfall.

This is a death sentence to the US if it happens. But i'm sure it won't. even if some president now were to do it, surely the next will change it, because it's the worst idea possible.

Most ignorant post on vgchartz today, congrats!

Without Islam you would probably still be living in the medieval ages. Islam has contributed so much to science and growth of humanity

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Golden_Age

Please educate yourself bruh. I just detest when ignorant people who never studied the material they're talking about have to give their 2 cents.

I agree.

Like Christianity hampered the development of science in Europe and helped destroy the rest of the world in the name of salvation.

Anything dogmatic is a threat to freethinking, which is central to progress.

Proof is in history my man, also in books.

Religion played a huge part in the advancement of humanity, in the old world and especially Europe, city centers are built around churches, check out urban history. Also becuz of religion, people had to come together and built walls to protect their cities, or create weapons to siege them.

You still hunting animals was just me joking lol.

Early rulers (god-kings) used religion (nothing concrete, just fragments of beliefs) to justify their position, which was necessary to keep order.

People thinking rationaly would have brought revolt.

In a democratic society, it's no longer necessary, as there are legitimate reasons for a ruler's power.

Learning about religions is as fine as any philosophy, history, sociology/cultural/ideological studies, or political studies class. There's no issues here.

Academic studies of the arts should never be censored because some atheistic missionary has his panties in a bunch.

Not necessarily the settlement itself, but helping cities and empires grow. Justify war, slavery, taxes without service or representation, etc... all things necessary for early civilizations to expand and "prosper" (by that, I mean cummulate wealth for a handfull of elites.)