What would the world be like if their was no religion?

Question

How would it be different than it is now?
Try to think about it and describe specific things that would be different.

For example: would there be more war, or less war?
Would technology progress faster, or slower?

and explain why.

Answer 1

This world would be total chaos. Lets just take a short look here. Lets take the Ten Commandments. That is where we get our moral law. Man is inherently bad. If we were inherently good we would not have the evil in this world we have today. Lets take a look back to the late 1800's and early 1900's what was the text that the children learned to read from.............? The Bible. Look at how our country has grown. How is our country now? Its in sharp decline. We need to have a revival and turn back to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. So no Im not making this religion Im saying with no Christianity. Dont look to Islam as peaceful the media is blinding you all. Islam is not and never will be a peaceful religion. Do a little research. Like I tell the kids in my Sunday school class dont take what I say and believe it look it up for yourself. Were to easy to take what the media says as true. And nothing could be farthur from the truth. Peace out.......

Answer 2

The world would be such a better place without religion. There would be less wars, less hatred, less prejudice and more equality.

The world would be far more progressive. There would be more free thinkers inventing more useful things for society, without the church objecting at every corner.

There would be less warped views of the world and humanity in general. I'm sure mental illness caused by these warped views would also be decreased immensely.

We could save loads of trees, not producing the crap that they call the "bible", or "q'uran" or whatever.

Answer 3

In many ways, better-too many wars have been waged for no other reason. In other ways, religion acts to control people, and many people probably act in certain ways because they are afraid of the eternal consequences. In one hand, religion makes many people feel good about their place in the world, and offers them a sense of comfort, and whether it's genuine or not really doesn't matter-their feeling of comfort is real.

Answer 4

No war. Throughout history almost every war was about religion or trying to make someone else be the same as you. If they don't understand something then kill it seemed to be the motto. No tolerence for free thinking or individuality.

Answer 5

Wait for 10 more years and you will see. The past has shown the more we have moved away from religious practices the more our civilization has been involved in angry action

Answer 6

Peaceful, but there would, I imagine, be more questions without a handy answer - less war, but more uncertainty and people would stilll argue over ridiculous things.

Answer 7

i think alot of technology is inspired by free thinking and religeon allows that ... atheists are very close-minded and think they already have it figured out ... without religeon and fear of reprocussion from a spiritual force there would be no qualms about, say, killing someone if u could get away with it ... the world would be full of deceit more than it is now ... thats how i see it ..

Answer 8

Possibly more peaceful. That's all I have to say on the matter.

Answer 9

When Christ returns, we'll know what the world is like without religion.

Answer 10

It would be a lot more peaceful.