If the whole world were to accept the notion of Atheism-GOD does not exsist?

Question

Then do you think thier would be a rise in peiople seeking Psychological or Psychiatric Help? a rise in people taking mind altering medications?,people getting involved with every self help group imaginable? a rise in witchcraft, voodoo or mystic, psychic magic?
OR do you think people would be more stable, working twoards
a world that people would all love each other as earthlings with no ideals of a perfect happy ever after afterlife?

Answer 1

The Former.

Regardless of the fact that God does exist psychology has shown that the forgiveness of sin offered through religion helps religious people forgive themselves and others who commit even the most heinous acts.

People without strong Christian Religious beliefs tend to consider themselves "wrong" or "bad" after making a serious mistake, an automobile accident involving a loss of life for example, tend to have enormous guilt and other problems that are difficult to alleviate.

Then there are the groups of people who lose loved ones. Religious beliefs are of tremendous assistance in the grieving process.

This is all actually very well documented.

Try researching the grief process. The data on the forgiveness issue is more difficult to find in "popular psychology" since there are so many ridiculously uneducated popular articles on the subject, but, some of the studies done with prisoners are excellent sources of data on this issue.

You can try edu searches. Some of my favorite sources are draft thesis, before publication ($) and with bibliographies.

Answer 2

If the world as it is now were to suddenly accept atheism, it's likely there would be a huge rise in the number of people seeking psychological help. Just like if everyone were to suddenly give up drugs, there'd be a huge rise in the number of people suffering withdrawal symptoms.

I don't think it would have any affect on the use of mind altering medications, except possibly an increase in alcohol use among those groups that previously abstained from alcohol for religious reasons.

It would mean the complete abandonment of witchcraft and Voodoo. Do you know what atheism actually is?

In the long term, it would definitely result in people becoming more stable, and while we might not all be willing to work together in peace and love, it would be one less difference for people to focus on. And the sooner you nutters come down and stop worrying about what you'll do when you're dead, the better we'll all be.

Answer 3

Then do you think thier would be a rise in peiople seeking Psychological or Psychiatric Help? a rise in people taking mind altering medications?,
-- Yes, because they would realize they need it. Christians need it but don't realize it.

a rise in witchcraft, voodoo or mystic, psychic magic?
-- Just no.

do you think people would be more stable, working twoards
a world that people would all love each other as earthlings with no ideals of a perfect happy ever after afterlife?
-- No

Answer 4

Facts show that the atheistic countries have the most civilized behavior, best education, lowest crime rates, and lowest dependence on psychiatric depression medications. The United States, which is the country that is the most stuck in religious fundamentalism, is at the bottom of all the above mentioned lists. The idea of atheistic societies descending into chaos is COMPLETELY backwards.

Take a look at Sweden. It's the most atheistic country in the world.

Answer 5

An "If " question.

"a world that people would all love each other as earthlings "

No, not heaven on earth:
we'd still have politics, race, nationalism and competing for resources to fuel wars and strife on the large scale,
and greed, jealousy and pecking order/hierarchy issues on the small scale.

Depending on how religion/theism disappeared, there would at least be one less thing to fight over.
And no inevitable increase in madness, if people had not in some way been forcibly stripped of their supernatural comfort blanket, but come to accept that theism was a mistaken stance.

"if"

Answer 6

look at the US since prayer and the bible have been removed from schools and many public places:
every imaginable cult & religion have grown (and even given time in the public schools).
Chaplins in the military can be almost anything "religious".
It is PC incorrect to mock amd say bad things about any "religion" except christianity.(A good example is on R&S).
I will never be an atheist.
The problem with PC and atheists they believe freedom and tolerance means freedom for only those that agree with them and tolerance for those they choose to tolerate.
Freedom is being able to do,say and share your beliefs no matter who likes them or dislikes them.
To be tolerant is the same.You are tolerant not when you accept those you approve.A tolerant person accepts the beliefs and ways of those the consider an enemy.

Answer 7

Quite the opposite. Most Atheists do not believe in the supernatural. Witchcraft, voodoo , mystics, etc are all supernaturals. They, gods, angels, etc are all rejected buy most Athiests. All of them are ancient superstitions, rejected by modern thinkers.
Forget the need for mental medication for non-believers. Heads free of Medieval supersitions are in much better shape than the opposite ones.

Answer 8

If there is no God, then what is the point of living a relatively good life? I could do all the harm I wish and not fear punishment. I could do all the good I wish and have no reward. Given those options, I would choose to have all the fun I could. Being good is far harder than being bad.

People are not inherently good. Those who think so are fools. Thus, bad actions would go up and good actions would go down.

Answer 9

To correct an answer above...

Say it with me now...

All "atheist" means is a lack of belief in a god or gods. An atheist can believe in any silly little thing, supernatural or otherwise, and so long as they don't believe in a god, they are still an atheist.

To answer your question...

If more people became atheists, it could go either way. Atheism does not matter.

What matters is rational thinking. Atheism is a natural end to the process of rational thought as applied to the idea of a god.

Rational thinkers also apply that process to politics, social interaction, morality, and other realms of thought.

Being an atheist does not guarantee rational thought. Rational thought does, however, guarantee non-theism.

Answer 10

I find myself increasingly bothered by the term atheism. As originally coined it was fine. Unfortunately it has that "ism" stuck onto it.
I think "nonbeliever" is more accurate and less confusing.
A term like that would avoid the creation of images of atheism as a cult or political system in peoples minds.

Now to answer. Yes, I think that if people became more sceptical of all the magical mumbo jumbo nonsense surrounding all religions and most politics we would live in a saner world.
Not perfect, just a bit more sane.