Religion - Good or Bad?

[GommeInc]

Neither. It's those who follow it and their individuals merits. It's like asking "Is Government bad" when it really depends who makes up the Government and their individual uses, rather than the Government in general. In modern day society religion has pretty much held our hands in shaping our morals and laws. Whether we still need religion now in this country is another matter, judging by the slow decline it could be argued no, but judging by the behaviour of some people perhaps a religious, moral compass could help them

[A4R0N]

religion is the main cause of the worlds problems

[Empired]

Got no problem with religion as long as people keep it to themselves and are passive about it. I agree with France banning all religious clothing. It just seems to cause arguments and attacks to be honest.

If it makes you happy, I've got no problem with you going to church or wherever and praying and stuff, but at the same time I don't appreciate being told I'm going to go hell because I'm such a deadly sinner every time I pass Barclays in town. Yeah, like that's really gonna motivate people to want to join your religion.

[Ardemax]

religion is the main cause of the worlds problems

It's funny how narrow minded people can be. I don't see Buddhism being the most immediate threat to the worlds financial stability, do you?

I think people are interpreting "religion" as "those arab blokes who go round blowing themselves up" which, quite frankly, is rather a load of tosh *insert posh laugh here*.

I think the fact that religion offers morals to live by is an example of how it can't be the "main cause of the worlds problems", however much you think it to be true. I believe that people are the main cause of the worlds problems, we are all idiots in the grand scheme of things.

[A4R0N]

It's funny how narrow minded people can be. I don't see Buddhism being the most immediate threat to the worlds financial stability, do you?

I think people are interpreting "religion" as "those arab blokes who go round blowing themselves up" which, quite frankly, is rather a load of tosh *insert posh laugh here*.

I think the fact that religion offers morals to live by is an example of how it can't be the "main cause of the worlds problems", however much you think it to be true. I believe that people are the main cause of the worlds problems, we are all idiots in the grand scheme of things.

i'm not interpreting religion as terrorism if that's what you're suggesting but if you look at the majority of the worlds problems these days religion will play some part in it

[Ardemax]

i'm not interpreting religion as terrorism if that's what you're suggesting but if you look at the majority of the worlds problems these days religion will play some part in it

Ok the majority of the worlds problems, sure. Like the Europe crisis, that was that Sikh's bloke fault right? Ohhh I get you, the banking crisis, that was carried out by those mad Christian fellas.

Or do you mean world problems like poverty? We all know Christian Aid and Islamic Aid just take from the poor to give to the rich right...

Climate change on the other hand, it's all those Buddhists going mental and melting the ice caps with their foreheads.

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Sorry if I sound like an idiot (which I do/am), it's just I don't believe it's religions fault, I believe it to be the deluded people of religions who give that religion a bad name in the media.

I guess you're gonna bring up how all wars are religiously motivated? Sure you can say some are, but religion doesn't teach "thou must bomb thou's neighbour" (surprisingly) and I would say money and greed are way more involved in the worlds problems than religion.

[Kardan]

I am very non-religious, so I don't believe in any religion, and have never seen the benefits in doing so - however, if people wish to have a religion, then fair enough, and I totally disagree in saying that all the worlds problem go back to religion.

Religion is not bad, and for me personally, it isn't good either, but I'm sure it is for the people that wish to have one.

[The Don]

It was good before we understood science, unfortunately it is no longer needed and is holding us back from progressing

[Ardemax]

It was good before we understood science, unfortunately it is no longer needed and is holding us back from progressing

Sir Isaac Newton and Einstein seemed to have coped fine with it

[The Don]

Sir Isaac Newton and Einstein seemed to have coped fine with it

How about Darwin?