Religions are only beneficial for the time periods in which they were created. Reasonably, most doctrinal laws aren't beneficial for a progressing society, especially when considering secular law tends to do a better job of advancing with the times.
Granted, there are some churches and denominations that evolve past orthodoxy, gay and universalist churches for example, but in opposition there will always be the ultra conservatives who want us to live as though the medieval era was the pinnacle of perfection. I can understand a nostalgia for the good old times, but it is irrational to think returning to the past in any way ensures a successful future. After all, the point of life is to only look back so as to not repeat mistakes from back then, not to rewind time for a broken, fallible religious ideology. The point of living is to enjoy the present, looking forward in such a capacity that it enriches all of humanity rather than just a selfish niche.
Granted, there are some churches and denominations that evolve past orthodoxy, gay and universalist churches for example, but in opposition there will always be the ultra conservatives who want us to live as though the medieval era was the pinnacle of perfection. I can understand a nostalgia for the good old times, but it is irrational to think returning to the past in any way ensures a successful future. After all, the point of life is to only look back so as to not repeat mistakes from back then, not to rewind time for a broken, fallible religious ideology. The point of living is to enjoy the present, looking forward in such a capacity that it enriches all of humanity rather than just a selfish niche.
"Never trust a fox. Looks like a dog, behaves like a cat."
~ Erin Hunter
~ Erin Hunter
