If no gods exist, then the inescapable conclusion is that all the doings of religion are caused by human beings and so human beings are responsible for whatever is justified under the banner of religion.
Therefore as a human institution, is not religion itself subject to correction? It is said that man was not made for the Sabbath, but the Sabbath made for man. In the same vein, if it is a dream of humanity for utopia, the perfect society, is it an impossibility to dream of paradise, a perfect religion?
Can religion be improved? Or is it's very nature, blind reliance on questionable authority, self crippling?
If humanity is to survive, it could be argued that religion must be made to serve and uphold the betterment of humanity.
Therefore as a human institution, is not religion itself subject to correction? It is said that man was not made for the Sabbath, but the Sabbath made for man. In the same vein, if it is a dream of humanity for utopia, the perfect society, is it an impossibility to dream of paradise, a perfect religion?
Can religion be improved? Or is it's very nature, blind reliance on questionable authority, self crippling?
If humanity is to survive, it could be argued that religion must be made to serve and uphold the betterment of humanity.
"People need heroes. They don't need to know how he died clawing his eyes out, screaming for mercy. The real story would just hurt sales, and dampen the spirits of our customers." - Mythology for Profit
