RE: What is the function of religion?
May 14, 2014 at 9:48 am
(This post was last modified: May 14, 2014 at 9:59 am by Silver.)
What are/is the function(s) of religion?
The function of religion is nothing more than to delude otherwise rational people into believing in that which there is no evidence to support its existence whereby ultimate control and power over the believers becomes the long-term goal.
Should someone who does not believe in the truth claims of organized religions (atheists in particular) change his/her view towards religion if it is accpeted that religion actually has beneficial function for a society that our secular age is in danger of destroying?
Absolutely not. The little good that religion provides is no argument in its favor when compared to how much suffering and violence it procures, especially since religion always makes the claim of being able to provide peace yet has failed to present it.
How could these functions, if one remains thoroughly secular in one's ethics and thought, be implemented within a secular framework; should an atheist or a secularist develop a secular religion, and if so, what could it look?
There is no such thing as a secular religion. It is a veritable contradiction in terms.
The function of religion is nothing more than to delude otherwise rational people into believing in that which there is no evidence to support its existence whereby ultimate control and power over the believers becomes the long-term goal.
Should someone who does not believe in the truth claims of organized religions (atheists in particular) change his/her view towards religion if it is accpeted that religion actually has beneficial function for a society that our secular age is in danger of destroying?
Absolutely not. The little good that religion provides is no argument in its favor when compared to how much suffering and violence it procures, especially since religion always makes the claim of being able to provide peace yet has failed to present it.
How could these functions, if one remains thoroughly secular in one's ethics and thought, be implemented within a secular framework; should an atheist or a secularist develop a secular religion, and if so, what could it look?
There is no such thing as a secular religion. It is a veritable contradiction in terms.
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