Imagine a world without the supernatural. How would things be different?

Wow... a world based on logic, reason, common sense, knowledge ... *sigh*

No more religious wars, no more fighting over whose god is the "right" god. Sounds great.

On the other hand, men would just find other reasons to hate other men. It's in our nature. Eventually we will mature as a species, but I don't think I'll live to see it.

Greetings!

Move to China and find out.

Hey! Atheists should run for President of the World, then they could teach everybody the "True Reality" of being"happy" in a World WITHOUT Imagination-just the black and white of.............what?

"Happy" is a personal choice-but we might get "choice" removed, if Communist China continues taking over the World-(they are doing a "thought experiment" that does exactly what you are proposing)-

Of course, if any of the Religious Fanatic groups take over, it would be similar, perhaps worse. Much worse.

So, are you a Communist, Atheist, or just trying to make a point?

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AhHa!:

"I believe that people can raise themselves from barbaric supernatural believers into truly civilized creatures that are willing to look at life and our world as it is, without the impediment of any religious nonsense getting in the way. "

Ever read 1984?

Your "perfect World" has one flaw-you believe that Humans will play nice, if they don`t use Religion as a motive to control others? Buddy, you are SO wrong in that! But right in your Historical take on some of the major events that have shaped our World. Many Religions do NOT Destroy, just the ones headed by people. hehehe-Look at Tibet- Don`t move to China, move to North Korea to find YOUR Utopia!

And, hey! It`s a sticky situation being human, where we see the problem, but when we try to fix it, it gets worse! Good Luck with trying to fix the World, and, as a Celtic Druid, we DO see the problem-"The Truth, Against The World".

WOW. I never thought about that. It's sad too b/c I think there would actually be peace on earth. How ironic is that?

You'd have to pursuade people to do things by appealing to logic or emotion. Accountability would go up about 200%. No longer could people do heinous things and seek assylum through a common denominator.

I could see some bad points though... some people are just scum and get better b/c they believe something greater than themselves will hold them accountable. I think capital punishment would really be taken to a whole different level. Good mind trip though. Thanks!

Interesting. I suppose we'd all feel differently had we been brought up without all these things. We wouldn't know any better. But taking these things away would cause chaos, in the world and in me.

If they were never there to begin with, we'd have to find something else to war about. Land. Physical appearance. Gender. People would probably look towards eachother and society for answers to why things are going wrong. I guess it boils down to whether people, as a species, are inherently good or bad. If everyone knew there was no one to answer to, we'd definitely find out......

Without ghosts and other paranormal things, I think I would be bored to death. Right now, I'm watching Most Haunted Live from Winchester House. But without god/gods, people would find something else to fight about.

I live in that world, no supernatural. It's fine. People are what they are...sometimes really great to one another, sometimes completely jerky.

People use religion to explain what they would do anyway. It's an alibi, not a cause.

IQs would be higher, people would be more self sufficient instead of waiting around for someone to save them, people would realize there is no judge for their actions and have to do it on their own *GASP* responsible for their own actions!, there would be less war, one less lie for politicians to tell, one less subject for people to fight over, one less crutch for the weak to use, one less thing to delude themselves with, no false hopes, no hocus pocus, etc etc etc. I have never nor will ever believe in anything supernatural (ghosts, god, etc) and am doing just fine for myself, and am very happy.

There is nothing supernatural now. Mythology would be just that myths. I think it would be great if everyone was living in the real world 99% of the time.

If there is no God controlling earth ?

Means no peace at all.

Then is back to Dinosaurs Age, whereby , everyday is killing.

Agree ?

I can't....it means there would have been no X-Files...that is just too horrific to imagine...I need a hug now.