There is a world somewhere between reality and fiction. Although ignored by many, it is very real and so are those living in it. This forum is about the natural world. Here, wild animals will be heard and respected. The forum offers a glimpse into an unknown world as well as a room with a view on the present and the future. Anyone able to speak on behalf of those living in the emerald forest and the deep blue sea is invited to join.
I think, that blaming some religion for something or praising on the other hand is meaningless. Religions have been always used as excuses to many things. Usually there is nothing too wrong in some religion itself. Things go wrong, when wrong people abuse and use religions to get personal power and influence. Those people then cherry pick things from any religion to justify different kind of inhuman actions and greed. Take any religion and leader of that religion and you find rich man, who has all what he ever desires more than enough for many lifetimes.
Sounds disgusting? Well truth is seldom nice to see. It is ordinary people who have to start changes and forget what a few greedy men are preaching. I am sorry if this hurts some feelings, but I find it better to put all religions to same place as equals, not to start mock or praise just one.
I think, that when talking about problems of greed and overpopulation it is better to focus what every person can do him-/herself to start change to better. Do we need new mobile phone every time, when some new model is presented? Or could we use that older one, which is just fine longer? Could we use some birth control, no matter what some old man is preaching from ivory tower? Many small things can have real effect if just more and more people gets cured from disease called greed. For instance I change mobile phone when old one gets broken if there isn´t anything really special other reason to do so. And usually there isn´t :)