Lord Justonian

I don't think religion itself has caused all of the problems that you speak of. Although atheist, I don't consider religion to be inherently evil or conducive of hate. It's simply human nature to use things that other humans value as excuses for war and hate. A lot of aggression in the past was caused not only by religion but also by nationalism (i.e., patriotism), a feeling of ethnic or racial superiority, and basically anything that a large group of people have. When a large group of people share something in common, it's easy for their leaders to use it to their advantage.