Is religion ruining today's soceity?

[Smiddy]

Would you honestly want a set rule for the whole of the world?

That's half the fun of this world, the fact there is so many different rules for different countries, some we frown upon, some we absolutely adore and wish we could have.

Athiesm, in my opinion, should take over.

Then we can have sensible laws.

[YoManGo!]

I don't want to believe in Atheism.
I'm not religious, but I'm certainly a spiritual kinda person, who's to say Atheism would bring more sensible rules? What does religion actually have to do with any rules in the majority of the world?

[joshuar]

Yeah I took the end bit out. I thought people could think a way around it, so I took it away.

But I do strongly believe that religion should go, but I don't say "Your sick" if you do believe in a religion, as its your choice.

[YoManGo!]

Of course it's your choice.
My problem with these arguments is you can't possibly prove anything, and then people turn to insults and try to act informed about religions and make themselves look stupid.
Plus, any Science loyalists will surely know the point of Science is to prove something correct, not incorrect, surely?

[F32]

We don't need proof to say that religion isn't real, all you have is books; we have common sense.

Why would one dude decide to build a world one day?

[YoManGo!]

Why wouldn't he?

[Smiddy]

We don't need proof to say that religion isn't real, all you have is books; we have common sense.

Why would one dude decide to build a world one day?

Does your common sense match his Omnipotent presense?

There is quite logical idea's behind god, but I quite like the problem of evil argument, why would an omnibenvolent/omnipotent god create a world with evil, or even just stop it?

Why should he, what have we ever done for him? Caused him problems, aren't we great.

[FlyingJesus]

Of course Religion is a factor or ruining today's soceity, it always has been. Atheist Philosophers used to be *Can't actually remember, am sure FlyingJesus will fill it in* i think, sent away from the country if they gave anti-theist views.

Unlikely that the rulers of the times would bother trying to deport them, as it's quite easy to get smuggled about in the ancient world. Most likely they'd have been executed instead (like Socrates was, by stoning, for "corrupting the youth of Athens" with his athiest teachings).

I don't think religion "ruins" things, it is rather the fact that leaders use religion to stage their own actions in a supposedly divine arena. Like YoManGo!, I am not religious but am interested in all things spiritual. I'm an active agnostic (that is, I do enjoy the study of religion and philosophy, and use it to further my knowledge and understanding of life in general), hence it is my belief that each religion holds some sort of key to the truth, but no one earthly religion has got anything like the full true story.

Religion is one of the most interesting things that exist in the world, and no offense to those who hold the view I'm about to denounce but I think that to say that religion should be abolished is about as useful as saying that we should destroy all history books.


edit: in reference to the theory that the presence of evil counters the existence of a benevolent god, I would answer that as I stated above, no earthly religion has it quite right. Why does this god character have to be benevolent? I certainly wouldn't be if I was a god.

[YoManGo!]

Does your common sense match his Omnipotent presense?

There is quite logical idea's behind god, but I quite like the problem of evil argument, why would an omnibenvolent/omnipotent god create a world with evil, or even just stop it?

Why should he, what have we ever done for him? Caused him problems, aren't we great.

Who said this is an omnibenvolent/omnipotent god?

[F32]

This is what makes the discussion of religion so great.

Different people have different views & conflicts which makes excellent discussions.

I am an athiest through & through.

But, there's questions that need answering really.

So, back onto the topic at hand; what will become of the world?