Would the world descend into anarchy without religion?

Question

In order for the present human society to maintain an equilibrium necessary for survival, the following criteria must be present; 1)production - work in general needs to be done/product needs to be produced. 2) Procreation - the birth rate needs to keep ticking over. 3) Education - Offspring need to be taught the methods to maintain the previous 2 points.

Religion allows a means to ensure these 3 immensly important criteria are met as there are more people in the world with a comparatively low level of intelligence.

However, religion hinders progress because it's very nature contradicts that which grants humans their means to progress - science.

So, if the development of humans could be seen on a lineal graph with time on the horizantal, accumulated knowledge on the vertical, there would've been a exponential rise not long after the start, then a distinct almost flat line as mass religion came into being.

Answer 1

There was a time in history when anarchy would have happened, but now we have laws and governments strong enough to prevent that. But I still think we need religion.

Answer 2

I think that the world would be anarchy without religion. Worse than it already is. No rules. No sense of direction. No nothing.

Answer 3

No. The world would descend into anarchy without government.

Answer 4

Religion creates a lot more anarchy than a lack of it.

Answer 5

It is already descending into anarchy!

Answer 6

No, all of these things can be and have been achieved without religion.

Answer 7

ROFL!!!!!!!!

Religion is RESPONSIBLE for most of the anarchy we see today.

Answer 8

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YES

Answer 9

No.