Where a bunch of hateful and genocital monkeys live. Our civilization has been around for thousands of years but its still the same. The strong still stand on the weak. What makes you think any of that will change without religion.
2007-02-03 06:43:59 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
we would still argue even if there was no religion we would just argue about one less thing although there are many other things to argue about such as politics and whatever else one can think of
2007-02-03 06:53:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
By one estimate there are 10 main religions and 10,000 sects. Over 5K are in Africa and over 1000 in the US. The vast majority of religious people have their religion imposed on them from birth.
There are Billions who religion is a part of their lives or affects their lives. There are Billions who are atheist or agnostic.
Looking at the majority of religions in the world, they are responsible for much bloodshed and violence. If not directly responsible, indirectly they share guilt. From the crusades to the present, this has remained true.
In the Brittan, of the two religions who profess to worship the same God, one demonstrates their devotion by blowing up those who disagree with them. One guy tried a new approach and created a new peaceful way to disagree by starving himself to death.
A short missile ride away from there is a country where one group go around persecuting another group because they don’t worship the right god or gods in the right way. One of their own wrote a book called the Satanic Verses in 1989 and created a world wide outcry and calls for his death. (Be careful what you write about other peoples gods, it could cost you your life).
Across the desert you have yet another type of warfare. It was a war that was started because…well, there are a number of reasons the war was started but the folks who started it are not sure just why they started it. We will have to wait till some secret tapes get exposed and revealed 50 years from now.
Any way, it had something to do with some guys who showed their devotion to their God by flying airplanes into buildings killing innocent people who they felt were guilty in the eyes of their god and therefore deserving to die. No trial, not jury, just death.
Anyway the war in the dessert is being fought against a number of varying religious groups.
If you look at history, you will see all religious groups blessing the troops going to kill sometimes others of the same or differing religion. Somehow this is justified. I am not sure but it must be some sort of amendment to the Bible that says it is OK to kill even though the Bible says we are to love our enemy’s and pray for them.
Then there is the greedy commercialism. Christmas was actually not observed by early Christians. It is something that came about to appease the pagans and Christians and keep the pagans from killing the Christians. Then about a hundred years ago someone got the idea to monetize it.
It is great for the economy, for business, but frankly, Christ was never in Christmas. After all, what do evergreen trees, Santa Clause (I had a hard time with the lie thing about that as a kid.) and giving gifts to each other have to do with Christ. After all, if Santa is not real even though mom and dad said he was, maybe Christ is not real either. For that matter, maybe God is a fantasy too. There must have been an amendment saying it was ok for parents to lie even though I got my mouth washed out with soap if I did. (It was not child abuse when I was a kid, don’t try it today.)
Let’s not forget the Mayan culture and other ancient cultures. They showed their devotion to their gods by offering either their children as live sacrifices or ripping a beating heart out of a human sacrifice.
So when people say all religions are different roads leading to the same place they may be right. Only thing, they are not leading to the God I worship.
And all the talk of God being dead a few decades ago. I didn’t buy into that either. It was probably propaganda spread by his competition.
To answer your question of why…I would have to qualify it and say the world would be better off with out religion that does not practice the tenants of two basic laws found in the Bible.
Love God with your whole heart, mind and soul, and love your neighbor as your self.
I do believe the time will come when religion will be outlawed.
2007-02-03 15:34:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If people need religion, what can we do??? However, I think they should keep religion where it's supposed to be, not mixed with the state... there are other religions, not interfering with government Issues, like GWB is pushing his religious belief on others.. If we let Christianity interfere with national law's, I think we as a world will be demolished... Nuclear warfare included.. Just my opinion, and yes I voted!!! Thanks
2007-02-03 14:57:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
People can do very well without religion, It's God they need, and the wisdom to know the difference between the two.
2007-02-03 14:47:38 · answer #4 · answered by jim h 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I live in a secular country. We got rid of religion and it didn't create a utopia but neither did our society collapse into anarchy-as far as I can see the US gets few practical benefits from the religion that is widespread there, and it drains resources that could be better spent elsewhere.
2007-02-03 14:49:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
its better to think for oneself
its how we grow as individuals (and by extension as a society)
religion is a tool of the strong against the weak
2007-02-03 14:46:55 · answer #6 · answered by anonacoup 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Are you trying to say religion hasn't been around for thousands of years?
2007-02-03 14:46:49 · answer #7 · answered by James 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because religion is untrue, being untrue it adds nothing of worth to anyone's life, it is a nuisance and a distraction that wastes peoples time when they might be better off actually dealing with reality and it's problems.
2007-02-03 14:46:44 · answer #8 · answered by CHEESUS GROYST 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
With religion ( the way it's practiced today) I think we would be better off without it. With spirituality, however, with something to believe in, I'd say no we wouldn't be better off. Humans need hope, in order to better themselves. We should look to ourselves in order to lead a better life. Not what someone else tells us we should do.
2007-02-03 14:52:04 · answer #9 · answered by Black Rose 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Some people need religion to behave properly. Others do not. Each seek what they need. It was so in the past. It will be so in the future.
2007-02-03 15:14:16 · answer #10 · answered by CC 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋