(March 16, 2014 at 5:59 pm)Chad32 Wrote: Because belief in gods can cause more problems than they solve. Especially if it's a religion that fosters an Us vs Them mentality like the Abrahamic religions do.
Any idea that has people united arounded can foster us vs them mentality. Religion at least goes beyond the ethnic or nationalistic divisions and unites people on something beyond region or ethnicity.
The God idea unites most of humanity on a commonality - the belief in a cosmic creator that is worthy of worship. The details - well - I think the devil is in the details.