Do you think religion has corrupted the earth?

Answer 1

No. Religion for all its faults has given humanity something to chew on and think about. If it was so wrong, God would not have tolerated it.

Answer 2

I think religion has done a fair amount of good, and a great deal of harm. It would be unfair for me as an atheist to ignore all the good that religion has done, but I think it is amply outweighed by the harm it's done.

Religion came about in an era where science, logic and rational thought were all but nonexistent. It arose from animism and totemism, when spirits were used to explain the unexplainable and various ceremonies were used to appeal to these spirits.

Science has now given us verifiable answers to the great bulk of questions that religion came about to explain, and rational thought gave birth to the scientific method. Slowly, the superstitions and magical thinking that religions are founded upon are fading away. Unfortunately, with its integral need of the supernatural, religion not only relies on but encourages superstitious and anti-rational thought. And it is chiefly for this reason that I think religion has done more to impede the progress of peace and mankind than anything else, though the institution of government might come in a fairly close second.

As for the conjecture that religion gave us our first morals, I think history would pretty much say the opposite. Religions including xtianity have borrowed heavily from other religions and cultures its traditions, writings, morals, ceremonies, holy days, etc. The morality found in the bible is either arbitrary (e.g. don't work on the sabbath), barbaric (a son who mouths off at his parents should be stoned to death), or just common sense (don't steal, lie, kill, etc.). There is no room in a modern, civilized society for the arbitrary and barbaric morals of old, and we don't need religion for the common sense morals.

Me, I'm looking forward to the day that mankind finally outgrows its need for religion, though that probably won't happen for a few more centuries at the very least.

Answer 3

Well, the religion of secularism certainly made its followers to forcefully change the Earth and everything regarding it (including eliminating human beings in order to 'save' it). Also many followers of this religion sometimes disguised themself as theists, fooling some into thinking that these are theists' actions and not secularists'.


Each person have his/her own religion, and the majority of the population and their religions don't corrupt the Earth. The Earth contrary to what some said, is still quite a nice place to live.

Answer 4

Saying "the earth" refers more to the planet, I think, which means that the answer is no. But if you mean people or society then I would have to say yes, but not always in a bad way. The wars and disagreements that come from religion are bad, but religion teaches us how to live fulfilling lives and which morals to abide by. Most religions have the same rules, which include not killing or stealing (etc.) and these can help society to function more smoothly.

Answer 5

Religion is OK, fantisism has corrupted the Earth.

Answer 6

I think it has corrupted SOCIETY, but not the earth itsself. I think something like pollution could be said to have corrupted the earth. Religion is a sickness of human society, not the earth.

Answer 7

It is very likely that religion is what first gave us morals. The ten commandments are what we all now live by, wether you are religious or not. Religion seems to have given us our most defining quality. Although, nowadays things are different. Perhaps religion does corrupt, but it still gave us something.

Answer 8

Religion and dogma has corrupted the history of man.....especialy the superiority of man over women...as it is proclamed as gods will.

Answer 9

No. But it has corrupted Susan V.'s value system to the point that I now have no hope of sleeping with her.

Answer 10

No I don't think so....in what way could it possibly make the world terrible...people just keep their own unique religions to themselves.