If we didnt have religon, what would happen?

[bushy]

Religon dictates a certain set of belief system. basicly the 10 commandments. now, I believe that they are in people naturaly, but Ive heard other wise.

soo what happens when you take out all religon?

or is it even possible? I mean you'll always find a group of people that has the same ideals as other people and then they will congrugate. etc.

[Samuel Weil]

I agree with Voltaire when he said, "If God didn't exist, it would be necessary to invent him." I genuinely believe there's a thirst for the ultimate truth in every human being, and a desire to find God is a part of that.

[Happiness]

If you took out religion you'd only have politics. Except they wouldn't have that bible argument against gay marriage....if they even would have marriage.

[Mabas]

It would be peaceful, half the world would not have been explored... Freedom would run rampant can't have that... IT'D BE A FREAKISH WORLD WITHOUT RELIGION! COME BACK RELIGION, COME BAAAAAAAAACK!!!

[Nihilist]

quote:Originally posted by Mabas:

It would be peaceful, half the world would not have been explored... Freedom would run rampant can't have that... IT'D BE A FREAKISH WORLD WITHOUT RELIGION! COME BACK RELIGION, COME BAAAAAAAAACK!!!

freedom and religion are exclusive? do inform me of how you came up with this thought with facts please.

[Sgt. Lag]

I don't think stopping religion in humans is even possible.

Everywhere you go, there's a group that has some sort of belief in a higher power, from the US to Indonesia.

[Hematemesis]

Well, humans in the past have developed religion to explain what they don't understand, hence the emergence of different belief systems in different parts of the world. And as our understanding of our world has changed, so have our beliefs. It could be possible that we would not pursue/develope religion if it wasn't for our previous exposure to it. It would be interesting to see children raised in an environment devoid of any mention of god or a higher power, but with all of our current scientific information available to them. Though the morality of the project would be questionable, it would be interesting to see if they would devise their own god or just accept the world as seen with no supernatural beings.

[Some Old Drunk Guy]

I read an article in Time about a gene that makes humans look for a "god".

But even if we didnt have that gene, the ancient world lacked science and ultimatly, the facts behind certain things. People feared the unknown, namely death, and hence, "god". I believe in the next 100 years, religion will become less and less important. In 500 years, religion will be a joke.

[hyroglyphx]

Religon dictates a certain set of belief system. basicly the 10 commandments

You do realize that there are hundreds of religions, most of which do not ascribe to the 10 commandments, don't you?

[bushy]

yes, that wasnt my point.

Its a genreality. BASICLY they all reinforce what the 10 commandments state.