If there were no religion what about the world would be different?

I can't wait for the day that religion finally dies. What a great day that will be.

Good question...better than you think.

And the best two books that I know of that discuss this are:

God is Not Great.... How Religion Spoils Everything by C. Hitchin, and

The God Delusion, by Richard Dawkins.

They outline it pretty well.

Cheap anywhere in paperback, from Amazon, to you by Wednesday. At your library. Both used in univ. and grad courses in Religious Studies

If religions didn't exist we would be living in a perfect world.

About 3000 years advanced in technology.

Huge advancements in science, technology, medicine, health-care, education, welfare, compassion, sharing. Think of the money saved if we didn't divert it into burnt offerings of other humans to feed the insatiable appetites of our pagan gods, that we refer to as military intelligence.

well, what would be the point of life when you cant even look forward to your afterlife, people might have less moral being if they didnt work hard to get to heaven...

I know I would still try to be moral though... :D

hey guys, i really am developing a sorrow for you atheist, for downgrading me and acting like I am a lesser being, well guess what, im a real deep thinker, and only deep thinkers would realise that humanity could not exist without a God to give us reproduction and suitable conditions, and this is a free country

PS: also war would be bloodier becuase warriors would not be fighting for God, and the middle ages probably wouldve wiped out humanity in europe, becuase knights would cease to exist without them thinking and knowing God was on thier side in the battle...

PSS: so, it would be a living hell

less war, less terrorists, major advances in technology, smarter politicians.

Yea the world will be a lot better without religon

Not much.

Lack of belief in organised religion does not equal intelligence.

More sane people / less demand for white coats.

Developments in science (Genome, etc.), certain moralities, opinion on suicide/abortion, U.S. Republicans (Not being snarky, they would be.)