Wouldn't the world be a better place with out religion?
439523
I don't know... religion has had it's share of killings... but at the same time, I think a lot of it is caused by the perversion of religion... people who twist it to serve their own needs... like the conservatives... Republican policy is much more like Roman policy in the Bible than what Jesus believed... abortion is the only real issue that Republicans seem to have in common with what Jesus may have actually believed, and one issue does not a "moral party" make. \nBut, people would rather focus on just the issue of abortion, than all of the other things the Repbulican party does like constantly cut funds to the poor and healthcare, killing many, many more in the U.S. than abortion does a year... and their excuse is that they were lazy, which of course is rediculous...\nI guess what I'm trying to say is... that religion is today, and has been since it's inception, full of "money changers in the temple." People using religion for their own purposes, and if you do belive in God, he's probably not to happy with what's going on. \nI personally think anytime you bring religion into politics, or business, it's asking for trouble, corruption and God's wrath.
1045349
the world would probobly be a little better without it..
495128
Actually ... yeah ... I think it could could. If everyone in the world was filled with genuine love for others, we'd be rid of war, poverty, and greed.\n\nBut that's never going to be the way things are. For some reason, there always has to balance, and we never really appreciate the good without the bad to offset it.
377332
It's a good idea, but they wouldn't follow it. That's why I had this great idea of the gov't enforcing religion... it'd be so awesome. x3
525710
I think people's faith would be more real, more indepth if we lived in a country where Christianity was persecuted, but we probably wouldn't have as many members. I praise God that we do live in a country where we are free & not persecuted to worship & practice our religion. A lot of the times, being the 'norm' helps people come to Him, but a lot of other times, it usually makes for a shallow relationship, and it dies off in a couple of months or years...
108008
The world would be a far better place to live in.  God is one.  We have several ways to feel Him.  Unfortunately, we are not objective enough to see this truth.  We blindly fight with one another trying to prove superiority of our ways to find Him.\n\nIf one goes through the religious scriptures of different religions, one would find that God has been described in the same way everywhere.  Some pray to God in English, some in Hebrew, some in Arabic and some in Sanskrit.  But the prayers are the same.\n\nTrue teachers of all religions realized God in themselves and tried to inspire their followers to do the same.  Unfortunately, power-crazy people of all times and of all religions have tried to divide and rule the mankind by impregnating in their minds hatred for others ways to find God.\n\nHowever, I believe that the days of these demagogues are numbered and in the very near future, mankind will realize the oneness of God and His love for all of us.  The whole world will follow only one religion - that of love and compassion.
927691
Yes I agree but then again how could we compare if we obviously haven't been to Heaven yet?  I do think the world would be quite a better place but if it were, how would we know what ''isnt good'' ? have a nice day :)
1151188
Absolutely!!, Religion is nothing more than a security blanket for the ignorant, gullible, and sheepish who fear what is to come of the future and of their own mortality.
806419
Maybe in the big picture.  However, I have a lot of friends and family that subscribe to one religion or another.  I would not want them to all die because of it.  \n\nI do wish that people were not so fanatical about their respective religions.  Religion is all about making a person feel better about the randomness of the world, how does being mean and judgemental make a person feel good? (Your question was mean and judgemental, does it make you feel better?)
183392
Absolutely. Religion allows people to "escape" death. Rather than deal with reality, it allows them to live in a childish fantasy world...one where they never really die. Instead they get to live forever with their magical sky daddy.
395136
For many people living in a Globalizing world is a pretty frightening idea. Traditions that people held on to tightly are slowly unraviling, family values are apparently breaking down, jobs are becoming harder and harder to hold and so on. When you find situations like this it becomes easy to see why people feel empty, or feel like they need somewhere else to turn because life is confronting them with challenges that they are unsure they can handle. One of the better things about religion is that no matter what your belief system you find religion empowers the believer (though you could argue whether or not this is for better or for worse). Religion often provides not only a legitamation of a lifestyle but also a community of likeminded individuals satisfying our needs to be social. For these reasons religion is as important as ever in a secularizing world.
1052111
I like your question. The answer is: the world would be a much, much better place--more intelligent, more civilized, less shallow & superficial, and definitely less materialistic. I'm all for the extermination of "dumb celebrities."
1077999
i think it would be much worse coz there will be no guidance on how people should behave... we will be like those caveman years again always killing each other... religion today is much more like business but the true essence of religion is how to make people better
653854
A very good and valid point, Nikki. Shame that will never happen though...humans are only human, so you will always have childish bickering and the need for some people to feel superior to someone else, using their 'belief' as an excuse.\nIf we all thought like you, the world would indeed be a much nicer place. I hope you don't lose that innocence as you make your way through this world.\n\nI'm not religious, BTW.
733322
It should.  The world would be a better place to live in,  if it is peaceful.
738255
Well, I suppose, until people started splitting up into sects and then  here we go again.  Besides, religion is a question of faith and not just something you can throw away even if it is in the name of world peace.  I couldn't.
746539
It would be the greatest thing that ever happened in respect to religion all that bullshit of creationism and religious intolerance will be washed away. For that matter all forms of control on this planet will be destroyed. It will happen. People cant deny this forever.