RE: Eliminating Religion?
December 27, 2010 at 9:33 am
(This post was last modified: December 27, 2010 at 9:35 am by Edwardo Piet.)
I think that religion will always remain so long as there will always be people who value consolation over the truth.
Yes, there are religious people who believe not for comfort and just because they think their religion is the true one.... but I think there are many believers who believe for comfort just as superstition in general and OCD and whatnot can be used to comfort anxiety (even if it may in turn end up producing more anxiety).
To look at it another way, I don't know of many religions that people believe in that offer a hell but no heaven and no comfort or consolation of any kind.
I don't know if religion will always remain. Probably it will as long as humanity lasts I guess....
I think that there are many very significant reasons why we would be better off without religion... but I guess it's also possible that there may be some folks who just can't cope and do crazy things if they don't have the comfort of religion or something like it... but I personally think those sad souls are a small price to pay after the damage religion has done (and does) overall.
But like I just said "or something like it" - surely those who need comfort and consolation ( even if it is nothing but a placebo) can find their consolation elsewhere? I would hope so, but I guess, still, there may be some people who without religion would rather not live........thank goodness I'm not one of them.
Yes, there are religious people who believe not for comfort and just because they think their religion is the true one.... but I think there are many believers who believe for comfort just as superstition in general and OCD and whatnot can be used to comfort anxiety (even if it may in turn end up producing more anxiety).
To look at it another way, I don't know of many religions that people believe in that offer a hell but no heaven and no comfort or consolation of any kind.
I don't know if religion will always remain. Probably it will as long as humanity lasts I guess....
I think that there are many very significant reasons why we would be better off without religion... but I guess it's also possible that there may be some folks who just can't cope and do crazy things if they don't have the comfort of religion or something like it... but I personally think those sad souls are a small price to pay after the damage religion has done (and does) overall.
But like I just said "or something like it" - surely those who need comfort and consolation ( even if it is nothing but a placebo) can find their consolation elsewhere? I would hope so, but I guess, still, there may be some people who without religion would rather not live........thank goodness I'm not one of them.
