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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
- 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
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 78 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
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- Take these WordsLv 78 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.
- MackeyLv 78 years ago
I do not know, but after 5,000 years of miserable failures, I would like to give it a try.
- ?Lv 78 years ago
definitely! But I fear those people that need religion in order to not rape and kill