its easy if you try... would the world be a better place without religion?
2006-08-21 10:51:32 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Indeed it would.
To quote John Lennon:
“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... ”
2006-08-21 11:01:05 · answer #1 · answered by Kirtap 2 · 3⤊ 2⤋
I think the world would defiantly be a more peaceful place. At the same time, I'd never want people to be forced out of it. In a perfect world one's spirituality would be a personal choice and never pushed on others.
"Just David" (above) has confused accountability with repentance. For example: Christians don't believe good deeds will get you into Heaven, but rather asking for forgiveness from sin. I think that would be called skirting accountability, not accepting it.
2006-08-21 18:06:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Hell Yes!
This whole entire war was not only about freedom, but, religion. This world would be the best place if we did not have religion. Terrorists are fundementalists who want everyone to be Muslims. We also are Free, so more or less they want to control us and become there relgion.
2006-08-21 18:02:18 · answer #3 · answered by donmorano 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
No because religion is always used as an excuse, the wars are always about something else - normally land, territory, wanting something that someone else has (oil, for example?)
2006-08-21 17:59:30 · answer #4 · answered by Jude 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
imagine world without Christians, Muslims and Jews other religions are never mentioned because they are not barbarics.
2006-08-23 04:50:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm, would anyone you know be more honest if he had no accountability?
Or perhaps we would all just agree on what is good and bad. Yea, I see 5 Billion people coming to agree on right and wrong, just by coincidence, since it wouldn't be taught any more.
Essentially, religion is part of the stuff required to make civilization. Without higher ideals and personal accountabilities, cooperation and unity, there is no society.
2006-08-21 18:00:29 · answer #6 · answered by Just David 5 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Imagine something else.
There has always been religion; religion and humanity have always been together; there can't be one without the other.
Even John Lennon had a religion...in fact, he was very religious.
2006-08-21 18:03:22 · answer #7 · answered by Roxton P 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋
i think that you could get rid of religion and make the world a better place. you would need to replace it with something though. everyone needs something to believe in. everyone has to have faith in something.
i think it should be football.
2006-08-21 18:11:01 · answer #8 · answered by efhire 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Absolutely, you have obviously seen all the degredation and attempts to humiliate on here right? These people are all sick with their so-called love of religion/god
2006-08-21 17:59:34 · answer #9 · answered by Passionfire 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes your right because religion is man made and done so to control man kind, but you still need faith in God, not religion.
2006-08-21 17:59:00 · answer #10 · answered by ringo711 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋