Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and beginning April 20th, 2021 (Eastern Time) the Yahoo Answers website will be in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.

Do you think the world be a better place with no religions?

Just asking this question to find other people's opinions. All answers accepted, please state pros and cons. Thank you.

10 Answers

Relevance
  • 8 years ago

    Well, I suppose that there are and or could be religions whereby people could take it to the extreme and do real terrible things. But i wouldnt go so far as to say that the world would be a better place with no religions. THere are some religions such as Catholicism and Christianity that actually do good for the world. For example, take mother taressa and all the work she has done. Also, look at all the charitable work so called Christians do and talk about., feeding the poor and housing the needy and sick. Im not saying all do but alot do. So in these cases, do i think the world would be a better place without religions such as Catholicism and Christianity? No, I think the world would actually be a worse place without religions such as Catholicism and Christianity.

  • 8 years ago

    Pros:

    Scene of Belonging

    Understanding

    Cons:

    Causes fights

    Arguments

    Source(s): Mind
  • 8 years ago

    Yes, not because of the extremism & violence committed in the name of religion, rather, the fear & guilt mongering it causes, especially in innocent & naive children. Creationism is nothing more then wanting to be a slave. All religions started of as failed Sciences, it was our first attempt to understand the Universe & life as we know it, but today religion is nothing more then a crutch for weak people to live in the world, and they expect their kids to feel the need for the same crutch they do so they do so they can hide their own inadequacies.

    @ Truth, Aside from extremism & terrorism in the name of religion, fear & guilt mongering is what

    Christianity does best. Also, if you want to generalize religions, then you should know that Christianity has historically caused the most violence out of all the other religions in the world, far more extremism done in the name of Christianity then Islam has, the crusades, the inquisition, Catholic residential school abuse, etc . In fact, the worlds largest terrorist group ( The KKK) is a Christian one.

    P.S. - Mother Teresa was no Saint herself. She was nothing more then a publicity stunt for Christian Conservatives.

    Source(s): Ex-Christian turned Atheist
  • ?
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    Religion, back in the day, did do some good. It was a form of early government. As we started to live together in large groups, there needed to be a system of law and order, and religion did do that. It created a group identity, and it established a social order

    I personally think we have evolved past that point now. We don't need stories from 6,000+ years ago to tell us what to eat, what to wear, how to treat women, etc. It's okay that it had a useful place at the time, but it's also okay that we have outgrown it

  • How do you think about the answers? You can sign in to vote the answer.
  • 8 years ago

    Imagine there's no heaven

    It's easy if you try

    No hell below us

    Above us only sky

    Imagine all the people

    Living for today...

    Imagine there's no countries

    It isn't hard to do

    Nothing to kill or die for

    And no religion too

    Imagine all the people

    Living life in peace...

    You may say I'm a dreamer

    But I'm not the only one

    I hope someday you'll join us

    And the world will be as one

    Imagine no possessions

    I wonder if you can

    No need for greed or hunger

    A brotherhood of man

    Imagine all the people

    Sharing all the world...

    You may say I'm a dreamer

    But I'm not the only one

    I hope someday you'll join us

    And the world will live as one

    Source(s): John Lennon
  • 8 years ago

    All false religion will be destroyed. The bible describe her as the great harlot, or Babylon the great. It has been responsible for misleading many with it's false teachings and doctrines. She will meet her fate soon, and those that are with her.

  • 8 years ago

    We'd certainly be about 500 years more advanced technologically.

  • Mackey
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    I do not know, but after 5,000 years of miserable failures, I would like to give it a try.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    definitely! But I fear those people that need religion in order to not rape and kill

  • 8 years ago

    Yes there would be no more religious wars

Still have questions? Get your answers by asking now.