In other words, what do you think will change (for better or for worse) by doing so. I seriously believe that one day, this day will come and I'm not joking. It may be a few decades, maybe a few hundred years, but it will eventually happen. All religion is going to be prohibited and whoever does practices it will do so under dire consequences.
2007-11-07 03:52:59 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Not Much
The flaws in Religion are simply extensions of the flaws of humanity. Religions have been used as an excuse for commiting a great many atrocities. Eradicating Religion will simply force humans to find another excuse for doing whatever they were going to do anyway.
2007-11-07 03:56:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
if anything religion will fade out, but it surely wont be prohibited. that is not realistic, seeing as how 75% of America is some form of Christian.
I think the biggest benefit of being logical, IS TO EMBRACE SCIENCE. To figure out the most real of truths to the best of our ability. and so science isnt held back by religious morality. statements like "you are playing god" would be irrelevant.
Another benefit would be making our own morals based on what we see around us. not according to a fictional doctrine.
Gays wouldn't be hated, human kind would be more embracing to everyone, we can decide for ourselves that loving our neighbors like brothers is a good thing, cant we?
2007-11-08 18:57:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I completely embrace Science and logic and I am a Christian.
Why would logic and Science lead to a prohibition of religion or spiritual matters?
I think the opposite tendency is actually true. In fact that is why most in the contemporary world believe we are becoming a post-modern society.
2007-11-07 12:01:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't think religion will ever be prohibited. If that's the case, then the world will have become completely fascist.
What is more likely to happen is that people will eventually let go of these myths, grow up, and centuries from now, we will be remembered as living in the New Dark Ages, because of the rise of fundamentalism in recent years.
2007-11-07 11:57:25 · answer #4 · answered by bamidélé 4 · 6⤊ 2⤋
We'd just fight over something else.
But at least people who need stem cell research to happen in order for them to live might have a fighting chance. And gay people need not be ostracized, beaten, and killed by bigots. People would see that AIDS is not a punishment from God.
I do feel someday religion will be obsolete. But people will still need ethics and rules to function in society. And this is entirely possible without the help of religion.
2007-11-07 11:59:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I don't think that religion will ever be outlawed and not even sure that it would be a good thing. However embracing science and logic and developing cognitive skills can only be good for people along with separating civil laws from morality.
2007-11-07 11:59:56 · answer #6 · answered by Pirate AM™ 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hmmm. I likied the sound of your future till you said it will be prohibited. I dont like that. Science is not about dogma. Its not about prohibition. Its about inclusion, questioning and reason. I think we will reach a stage where religion will simply not be practised because it doesnt make any sense. Not because its outlawed. THATS what science, evolution and "progress" is all about. Testing and Choosing the better option.
2007-11-07 11:58:43 · answer #7 · answered by Menon R 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Well, these are the immediate benefits that I can think of:
--With less money and resources spent on building churches, we'd have more to build schools and hospitals.
--We'd have a lot less discrimination. Homosexuals would finally have the same rights as the rest of us.
--Evolutionary research, unopposed by religious zealotry, would give us an understanding on how to develop better crops and fight pathogenic diseases more efficiently.
--Stem cell research, unopposed, may finally give us cures for diseases like Alzheimers and Parkinsons.
2007-11-07 12:04:56 · answer #8 · answered by Ben 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I doubt that religion will be prohibited, and even if it is, I wouldn't agree with that. The principles of free speech and free thought are two I have no wish to see compromised.
None the less, if people abandoned their primitive supernatural beliefs, I think it would lead to to complete and utter dismantling of the astrology industry. Hopefully even they can see that one coming.
2007-11-07 11:57:54 · answer #9 · answered by Mojo 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
So-called enlightened nations such as the Soviet Union, Red China, and the Khmer Rouge have outlawed religion, but religion outlived these regimes.
2007-11-07 12:06:21 · answer #10 · answered by mike t 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋