Many believe that religion is not a good thing, others say it is. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

Religion
dates back to the beginning of mankind and has become a key part of its existence. Even though it is thought by many to be a positive thing, others think that it has brought negativity. In my perspective, I think
religion
has given
man
a sense of purpose and has provided moral guidance for
man
which is a good thing. On the one hand,
religion
is as old as
man
, and has given him a purpose and guidance in life. For one, humans have always asked questions with
regards
Suggestion
regard
to why they are alive today, and science has not been able to provide answers,
however
, through religious books like the bible, which claims to have
being
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
been
written by the inspiration of a spiritual God, humans have received answers to their questions. For another,
religion
has provided
Suggestion
provides
guidance for humans to live by daily.
For example
, the Christian
religion
preaches faith, goodwill, cheerfulness and love which promotes a society positively. So, from here, it becomes clear that
religion
is good and has
being
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
been
beneficial to mankind.
On the other hand
, in the many years that
religion
have existed, it has brought war and persecution to humanity worldwide. In the
first
place,
division
Suggestion
divisions
the division
between people on the grounds of religious beliefs have resulted
to
Suggestion
in
conflicts. Most of these wars have ended some family lineage and in some cases an entire ethnic group.
Furthermore
, persecution of other people with different religious beliefs
have been exacerbated
Suggestion
has been exacerbated
in most part of the world. Take the middle east,
for instance
, factions of the religious groups who have more supporters have constantly vilified the other groups and denied them of their rights.
Thus
, it is clearly depicted that
religion
could be bad for
man
. To conclude,
although
many people believe that
religion
has brought war and persecution to mankind, I believe that it has done
man
good and the benefits have impacted
man
in positive ways.
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The easiest paragraph to write in an essay is the conclusion paragraph. This is because the paragraph mostly contains information that has already been presented in the essay – it is just the repetition of some information written in the introduction paragraph and supporting paragraphs.

The conclusion paragraph only has 3 sentences:

  • Summary
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  • Prediction or recommendation

Example:

To summarize, a robotic teacher does not have the necessary disciple to properly give instructions to students and actually works to retard the ability of a student to comprehend new lessons. Therefore, it is clear that the idea of running a classroom completely by a machine cannot be supported. After thorough analysis on this subject, it is predicted that the adverse effects of the debate over technology-driven teaching will always be greater than the positive effects, and because of this, classroom teachers will never be substituted for technology.

Start your conclusion with a linking phrase. Here are some examples:

  • In conclusion
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  • To summarize
  • Finally
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