Throughout history cultures have clashed over unprovable beliefs, often replacing one religion/feasts/rituals with their own religion/feasts/rituals. In the process, millions have been killed for beleiving in whatever they believe, and we are still at war with each other over these beliefs to this day.
I found the site http://flushaholybook.com where you can flush holy books. If we really could eliminate religion, is this the answer to the problems of the world? If religion were gone would we focus on true problems like inequality, injustice, the environment and poverty, ... etc?
2006-07-09 12:42:18 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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2006-07-09 12:46:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Religion isn't the issue. If people were not fighting over God, they would be fighting over political systems or land ownership or race or economic systems or money or food or billions of other things that have sparks more wars then religion.
Unlike all these other things that people fight over, religion is the only one is able to solve the issues of inequality, injustice, misuse of the environment, poverty and more. That's it purpose.
So why not do something about it by becoming a Christian and changing the world for good rather then promoting more hate and intolerate. Just think, if everyone was Christian the religious wars would end.
2006-07-09 12:52:01 · answer #2 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
But, honestly. Think of this world with out a God. Or without people relying on greater beings. It would be chaos. Think about it, you're homeless. You have no family, no friends, no money. And you live in a deserted barn somewhere out in the middle of Wyoming. You live near no one. Being alone like that can drive someone mad. People want someone to help them, to be there for them. Someone to talk to. And if there was no heaven or hell (for the people that believe) there would be no reason not to go on a killing spree. You won't get punished in the long run. Maybe prison for a while, and you will die soon anyway, so what's the big deal? Maybe a bad conscience, but other than that, no guilt. No repentance. I've thought about that before, but the biggest piece of christianity and religion is faith. That seeing isn't believing. If something goes wrong, someone has to be to blame. If something wonderful happens, you had to be blessed by someone. The someone has to be greater, better. That someone is God. People need someone to be there for them, always, no matter how much wrong they have committed, how many people they've hurt. That's what God is there for.
2006-07-09 12:48:33 · answer #3 · answered by x 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you really think RELIGION is the cause of all the problems of the world? When the answers to the true problems you list can be found in the Bible? I think to get rid of that holy book would be a big mistake, when you haven't even read it yet. Be careful where you get your information, and think carefully before you form an opinion.
2006-07-09 12:52:55 · answer #4 · answered by catarina 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There will always be conflict, because even if you took away our freedom to worship, you cannot take away our belief. There will always be believers. None of those wars eliminated Christians, and doing away with our Bible, even if you could, will not stop us. Just my opinion, (and millions of others with me) but eliminating religion would make all of those problems worse instead of better.
2006-07-09 12:56:46 · answer #5 · answered by cj_justme 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think we'd end up with the same problem as New York has with alligators in the sewers ... the books would grow and mutate from the chemical pollutants in our sewage systems and one day emerge to eat us all.
2006-07-09 12:47:49 · answer #6 · answered by Arkangyle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Someone is always going to claim that they speak for god. So getting rid of all the books isn't going to work. Look at how the Mormons are flourishing in Utah.
2006-07-09 12:46:23 · answer #7 · answered by maigen_obx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hmmmm........destroying books as a way to improve the human condition on earth? It didn't work very well for the Nazi's and I don't think it would work for us today.
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2006-07-09 13:30:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my opinion, it would make things worse.
2006-07-09 12:45:36 · answer #10 · answered by Melissa P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋