Would the world be a better place if religions of ALL forms were abolished?

Question

Please think before you respond. NO RELIGION AT ALL! OF ANY KIND! Would it be quieter with nobody fighting to say who's religion is better? Or would it be total anarchy because there would be nothing to believe in?

Answer 1

No ... But I think the world would be better without religious fanatism!

Hundreds of scientific studies of having a religious practice revealed strong evidence of lower rates of depression compared to those without such spiritual ties. Even though one does not have to be religious to be non-materialistic, a core belief of most religions is that happiness comes from spiritual rather than material values. There is now scientific evidence that not only does materialism fail to bring happiness, but it actually makes people more miserable, causing them to feel less satisfied, more anxious, angry and prone to depression, and people who focus more on having better relations with others have significantly higher levels of psychological well-being.

Finally, assuming religion were ever abolished, it wouldn't exactly solve the world's problems overnight. There are plenty of other ways for people to cause suffering, fear and hatred. From the small stuff like groups of youths causing petty vandalism and nuisance crime, to corrupt organisations, both financial and political, exploiting the vulnerable, to authoritarian regimes who have found a dividing line other than religion to warrant the oppression of innocents. It would help some situations, but people will always find another excuse to pursue their own agenda at the expense of others.

Answer 2

Seems to me in the places where the experiment of no religion was practiced (USSR, Cambodia, North Korea...) the line between what was good and bad became man made and variable. The constraints that kept people from doing horrible things to others dissolved. The ideas of equality and self responsibility were replace by subservience and state control.

The question then becomes, if history constantly proves the removal and denial of religion results in atrocities, why should it be abolished? Those who believe it is the cause of all the problems in the world are not looking at history but propaganda.

Answer 3

Religion would keep coming back, even if you got rid of it. Many of us have an innate desire to be spiritual. Although, it would be better if there was no organized religion, but not everybody is original enough to come up with their own beliefs, so some people would form groups for sure and it would start again.

I really don't see a way to avoid it unless people learn to value themselves and what they personally believe a lot more than they do now.

Answer 4

I would have to say NO. Different people have different ideas about what they believe in. If people don't want to be part of any religion, fine. But that doesn't mean others shouldn't be able to have a religion or find or stick to one either. It just makes it unfair and would rule against the churches, I believe.

Answer 5

This question pops up a lot in here and I get where you're coming from, but the truth is that hypotheticals like that are pretty pointless. There has never and will never be a religion or faith-free world. As long as there are unanswered questions, there will always be religion. And there will ALWAYS be unanswered questions.

Questions are the meaning of life.

Answer 6

If by religion you mean an organized doctrine of belief in a supernatural entity of one form or another, then yes; the world would be much better off without religion.

There are plenty of things to believe in besides religion. How about belief in a better future, belief in scientific discovery, belief in space exploration, belief in humanity. All of these ideas are worthy of belief without any need for faith.

Answer 7

No you would have no soup kitchens, no English classes, no houses for the homeless etc I don't see anyone else doing the jobs that others despise except the churches, mosques, synagogues and other similar faiths. People need hope to search for meaning in a world that doesn't make sense and spirituality something that shows them the meaning of life.

Answer 8

I'm pretty sure it'd be a bit of both. I'd like to think that people would just not give a damn and we'd all go emo and finally travel down the stream and not across the river, but that's just me. I mean, I'm looking at over 1000 years of lives, so I'm fine. ^^

Answer 9

I would not mind, but if that were the case you might as well kill everyone off then wait for evolution to re-evolve new humans. That would be easier than ridding the world of religion.

Answer 10

keep in mind that Buddhists are in basic terms human beings like absolutely everyone else. meaning like many different persons of religion they may be bigoted, judgmental, illiberal, and mean lively, able to something. you may desire to observe to that there are 2 significant sects of Buddhism: Theravada and Yavamaya(sp?). Theravada is the extra criminal, doctrinal, dogmatic and strict sect. most of the Theravada sect nonetheless prepare self flagellation, sensory deprivation, and the priests are sometimes overwhelmed by using their "superiors" for monastic infractions. the plenty extra broadly comprehend and known Yavamaya sect is what the west is maximum acquainted with. i additionally assume that many Buddhists have become bored to death with the encroachments of the two Muslims and Christians in Asia and the close to east. in spite of everything, if India and China have been sending droves of Muslim and Buddhist missionaries over to transform your babies and knocking on your door, how might you experience approximately it?