RE: If everyone was atheist
July 11, 2015 at 1:33 am
(This post was last modified: July 11, 2015 at 1:34 am by Vincent.)
I believe that the world... would be about the same, if everyone was atheist. So I chose 'no'.
The way I see it, a happy, peaceful world is an impossibility when it comes to humans. Does religion cause persecution and war? Yep. Does it lead to discrimination? Often. But would the eradication of religion end those problems? I don't think so. People are people, and they're going to find a way to be assholes regardless of whether or not you subtract belief in a god from the equation. Stalin was an atheist. That did not stop him from doing bad shit in the name of gaining political power. Trust me, humanity will find a way to fuck things up. Getting rid of religion is not the magical cure we need.
Although, it would be nice to have more atheists in the world...
The way I see it, a happy, peaceful world is an impossibility when it comes to humans. Does religion cause persecution and war? Yep. Does it lead to discrimination? Often. But would the eradication of religion end those problems? I don't think so. People are people, and they're going to find a way to be assholes regardless of whether or not you subtract belief in a god from the equation. Stalin was an atheist. That did not stop him from doing bad shit in the name of gaining political power. Trust me, humanity will find a way to fuck things up. Getting rid of religion is not the magical cure we need.
Although, it would be nice to have more atheists in the world...