Imagine a world without religion, wouldn't that be a great place ?

Question

Given that most murders and wars begin or have to do with religion ? (or oil)

Answer 1

Religion is the # 1 cause of all wars.

Answer 2

So, do you want to get rid of oil also?

Why don't you place blame where it really belongs. Evil is to blame when people kill each other. Read the New Testament and then come back and tell us that Jesus wants us to kill each other.

First of all your assumption is wrong, most wars have been for things other than Religion. Next, when there were wars because of Religion it was because Evil men had warped the faith to use it to keep power. That is not the fault of the Religion, but some of the people in it.

People are human you will not find any group of perfect people.

It is easy to blame all of our problems on a concept that we do not understand, but that is a very simplistic view of the world and simplistic views lead to generalizations and more hate and intolerance. The world has enough of that already.

Peace be with you!

Answer 3

Are you and most of these responders retarded? Religion is not, I repeat, NOT the cause of war and murder! Power - political and economic - and the love of it, is that over which most murders and acts of war are committed. Religion is a great scapegoat, isn't it?

Now, I'm not really a friend of organized religion, but it really gets a bad rap. What about hunger for power, greed, and envy? I would say that more wars have been started by greedy men than truly religiously devout men. That greedy men have particular religious affiliations, ultimately, is moot. Wars are NOT about GOD (or god, or gods). They are about MONEY, property, and the control of and power over them.

The world would not be any better without religion. In fact, I think it'd likely be worse. As someone mentioned above, faith in something greater than oneself is adaptive. We are already headed toward a world of unbridled self-centeredness, and I believe that would be only exacerbated with the ending of all religion. Then, what happens when it truly is "every man for himself?" Lord of the Flies, baby... and it'll suck for you because you'll be in the shallow end of the gene pool.

Now get a goddamn clue! and quit railing about things you don't understand. You make liberals look stupid!

Answer 4

I think the good and bad would cancel each other out. True, all of the wars that are constantly fought over religion would be gone, but people would still find a reason to fight (money, power, etc...). At the same time, the people who do good in the name of religion or because of their beliefs would also not exist, but people would still find a way to give. All in all, I think the world would not be much different with or without religion.

Answer 5

Your definition of religion is probably similiar to mine, but mine encompasses a belief that some being, somewhere, at some point in time, caused "everything" to happen. And this entity may not be totally "in control" of the universe, but it is out there... and it controls what I call "karma"....

Religion has been around literally "forever", and is NOT going away. Yes, an absence of religion might keep the Muslims from wanting to kill all the infidels. But do you think that it would have kept Hitler from attempting world domination through murder?

Without religion, I think that there would be more anarchy and civil disorder than with it. If you think that people are bad NOW, think of a culture with absolutely no morals or scruples to guide them... Religion helps to guide people to do "the right thing"....

Algernon Black put it like this: Why not let people differ about their answers to the great mysteries of the Universe? Let each seek one's own way to the highest, to one's own sense of supreme loyalty in life, one's ideal of life. Let each philosophy, each world-view bring forth its truth and beauty to a larger perspective, that people may grow in vision, stature and dedication.

Answer 6

Hard to say. As an atheist, my first instinct would be is to agree with you. But I notice a lot of people in my life who really depend upon their religious beliefs for inner strength to continue with the chaos of their human existence. Can't say I totally approve of organized religion, though. Their are a lot of controlling men who run these organizations who only desire money, power and control from people who are just seeking spiritual purpose and a reason to continue on with life. I don't know. I guess I just have to stand neutral on the subject of whether this world would be better off without religion. I feel religion is like a double-edge sword. It helps and hurts you at the same time.

Answer 7

Imagine-the song fills me with more peace than any fantasy of a God ever used to.

Joe C, I'm sorry to hear that you want to go back to the dark ages. They weren't great times. Only progressive and liberal thinking ever brought us out of that time when ignorance, religion's greatest ally, reigned supreme.

Answer 8

Darwin ideas have nothing to do with religion but yet it had been used by extremist political ideologies like Nazism and Communism.

So is the religion the real problem or the absence of benevolent human conscience .

Answer 9

We're human, so even if we do succeed in growing past religion, there will still be something out there that causes war. I don't mean to be rude, but look at the big picture and the thought process that created religion in the first place.

Answer 10

While I agree that most wars are because of religion, most murders are because of love, sex, greed and power. People would still kill and they would just find something else they disagree on to start a war.