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I was just thinking...is having a religion the same as not having one. You believe in something
whether that be no God, 5 Gods, or Just one, but whats the difference? You still believe in that. So
in a way we will always have a religion that doesn't believe in a God. |
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Unfortunately, you're correct. |
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There will always be the idea that we cannot understand some things. We will always be learning and
growing and there will always be room to say "it's probably magic because we don't understand it". |
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Religion in some form will always exist if man's nature remains constant. Even if it is a worship
of the state, or "statultory" as Mussolini was accused.
We have a need for spiritual fulfillment at some level in our being. It will be satisfied by some
at a basic level or at a higher level, but it will be satisfied. |
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Religion has been remarkably resilient over the centuries. Unlike fleeting trends, religion has been
able to transform and morph itself to fit the values and interests of different societies through
time, and this is one of the reasons behind its success. It is clear that no amount of scientific
discovery, atheism and calls for "rationality" will eradicate religion from the world. Even in
secular societies, religion persists, albeit often in a New Age form.
Church attendance may continue to decline in some western, developed countries (but certainly not in
all), yet this does not mean that these societies have jettisoned religion. A good example is
Québec, the only exclusively French jurisdiction in North America. Québec used to be solidly
Catholic until the 1960s, with church attendance being very high and close ties between church and
state in the fields of education and health care. While church attendance has dropped dramatically
over the years, and although this is now Canada's most staunchly secular province, more than 86
percent of people have indicated that they believe in God, even if most of them no longer have
strong ties to an organized religion. |
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One day all superstition will be purged from the Earth. Humanity will at last be free. We will one
day regard religion as a quaint anachronism, in much the same way we now think of slavery or war.
The only religion which can survive in the long run is one that is fully science-based. I would
argue that simulationism is such a religion, and I think that we will see a growing number of people
adopt it in this century. However, whether or not it really is a religion is open to dispute. |
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The bible does mention ppl who hasn't reached the age of accountability will automatically go to
heaven. Which is pretty much all children. And ppl who never knew god or Jesus or have never heard
of them....those ppl cant help that and therefore wont be punished for it. But budhists know gods
word but still choose not to follow it. They believe in reincarnation. There is a difference in not
knowing and knowing. But ppl who refuse him will go to hell. No matter how they are raised. |
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I certainly hope we won't, the world would be much better off without religion and the irrationality
it brings, but I fear that the less intellectual among us will always need some sort of fantasy to
cling to because it's easier than accepting the reality around them.
Hopefully religion as we now have it will eventually disappear, mankind needs to grow beyond this
primitive superstitious nonsense. |
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When the end times come, true christians will be taken to heaven to be with Jesus, while everyone
else will have 7 years to survive with the Anti-Christ.
After those 7 years, God will take up the rest of his followers, and will wipe out the rest of the
world to be purified.
We won't NEED 'religion'. |
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25 Apr 2008 12:04
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