will these religions ever come to an end?

[Azazylix]

If everyone realized morality was natural and innate - then why would anyone need faith? Why would they need to start a religion based on common knowledge of the natural?

Unless you are arguing that although morality is innate.... perhaps so is the desire to 'worship' and/or 'ritual' in some of us?

EvF

Haha no, I was trying to say that as long as a society is formed -> herd mentality -> common moral grounds, which would be similar to a religion. From Nietzsche, if I am not mistaken. Emphasis on the creation of common moral standards.

And yeah, that's the downside of human creativity, I believe. xD

Hmm, but I have to differ with regard to your later comment, in that I think ideas and, more importantly, beliefs can end. For the latter, I merely raise Thor, Anubis, and other gods we now call fairytales. And considering religion stems from belief, perhaps this is more applicable.

Regarding ideas, one need only imagine the countless mechanical prototypes Da Vinci PROBABLY thought of, but then forgotten to draw out. Or an old fable that failed to survive to the invention of paper. Or, in more recent context, China, where all religion or Western thinking was banned ages back. I daresay ideas, without proper communication, die with time.

Or maybe if, one fine day, the entire human race was wiped out by a zombie apocalypse. Then, I'm afraid, my grandmother's secret recipes will cease to exist!