(Atheists:) Would you rather have a religious sheep-society or a non-religious sheep-society?

Question

In essence, if the lesser of two evils needed to be picked, would there rather be a society in which people blindly follow some set religion (think dark ages or so, but worse) unquestionably or would you rather have a technology-worshipping society (a la bradbury-esque dystopia)?

Assume healthcare, quality of liefe and the like are comparable.

Answer 1

Yuck on both of these ideas. The idea of not thinking is so desperately abhorrent that it makes me see either of these options as equivalently bad, so I can neither choose nor endorse even such a thought.

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Answer 2

Both are one and the same in the first one you are worshiping God in the other you are worshipping technology.

There is still some sort of religous activitie though seeing as you aren't worshipping a higher power you don't see it as so. But the struggles you go through are just the same.

The church goer will worship harder to get to heaven with avery day that goes by where as as new technology that comes out will make the techno fan pray or work harder to aquire this new gadget.

the "religous-sheep" society is based on reality truth and something that lasts for ever.

The :non-religous sheep" society is based on technology and ideals that are constantly changing.

Also it would be interesting to know that if you had a plane full of atheists and it was going to crash just how many would start praying for Gods help :)

Answer 3

I don't think any society that doesn't encourage people to think for themselves is a good idea. That being said, if I had to pick, I would say the religious sheep-society would be the better choice, and I am agnostic. At least religion has the ability to inspire people. Technology doesn't. But then again, if we're worshiping technology...worshiping anything is not appealing to me. I'm up in the air on this question, I guess. Thanks for making me think for a minute, it gave me a break from the monotony that is my Spanish homework.

Answer 4

Neither. I think the best society of all would be an
agnostic one: one which allowed people to be as
true to any sort of religion they might choose, and
also allowed people who didn't believe in any god
to think just as freely.
Unfortunately, as it is, atheists cannot be accepting
of Christians, Catholics, Protestants, etc. Nor can
they be accepting of atheists.
That's why I'm an agnostic: I don't say that God is
real, only because his existence has never been
proven to me; but it's not my place to tell someone
else that they're wrong, if they want to believe God
exists.

Answer 5

I dont think that a society could survive without the other. We rely on technology to advance us and heal us but if we rely on it solely, life will become too institutionalized and people will become unhappy. Religion- I dont think it necessary. All we need is the golden rule-to treat other we expect to be treated. I mean being religious has never meant that you will be virtuous. But as humans we need to be spiritual in some manner; thats just one our needs.

Answer 6

We are already heading for a technology-worshiping society. Dependence on technology is growing while the dependence on god is diminishing. I know a lot of people will say this is bad. But I will reserve judgment.

Answer 7

Neither. I would like to live in a society where everyone thought for themselves and didn't follow anything blindly.

Answer 8

We're already tech-worshipers. Might as well go for the modern, religious-less age.

Answer 9

I think I'd board the first spaceship heading for Vulcan.

Answer 10

At this point it might appear to six of one and half a dozen of the other.
peace