Would the world be a better place if there were no religions?

by Mopeder ~ Proud American Posted 2013/01/02 11:33:40

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	Yes	31 votes	26%
	More than likely	15 votes	13%
	Maybe	10 votes	9%
	Not that likely	4 votes	3%
	No	40 votes	34%
	Undecided	8 votes	7%
	None of the above	9 votes	8%

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oussama 2013/01/09 21:40:29

No

religion is the base that make us dreaming about heaven ...so we do what we could to do the right thing

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senatorokon 2013/01/05 14:40:11

No

Every one needs something to believe in

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ghostrider 2013/01/05 06:24:16

Yes

People(s) always will have some 'bone to pick' ... but religion is the single most divisive 'bone' of them all.

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Mike 2013/01/04 00:14:11

Not that likely

People would come up with another way of hating others.

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ron 2013/01/03 18:59:00

Maybe

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Even though I'm an atheist this is a complicated question.While I don't believe in any sort of"God". I think that the basic goal of most religions is for people to strive to do better in the way we treat people and the way we conduct ourselves.Unfortunately people are the one's to decipher the religious texts. For me I don't know what's more ridiculous trying to adhere to something word for word from thousands of years ago or trying to change it to suit you're own needs.

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Wohuz 2013/01/03 11:46:12

Undecided

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It would be a better place if the world didn't abandon Enlightenment principles, like secularism.

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rawrimamoocow 2013/01/03 06:20:43

Maybe

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The world would be a better place if religon wasnt used to justify ignorance and closed mindedness. Religion is supposed to bring people together in belief not tear people apart in hate.

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Ambassador II 2013/01/03 05:50:31

Yes

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Of course. Imagine what we would do with all the free time and the money left over? Wow, early retirement for everyone.

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Merlin 2013/01/03 04:18:47

Yes

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Actually, it's not the religion that's messing up the world. It's the people reading too much into it and doing stupid things with it. They're retarded.
So, to answer this question better:
The world would be a better place without stupidity.

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UbijaMortis 2013/01/03 03:14:48

Maybe

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Fate gives us hope and answers... the biggest problem is: there are to many languages, religions and politics...it makes all tings more complex.....way? Some minority of the people like to have power over others and they keep some things behind...all these things are barriers preserved for the puppeteers....but there are many things they don't understand...it's up to you to to understand for everybody....to seek true power is to seek in yourself and be there for everyone....all religions have just a part of the answers...put all together and the puzzle is less vage....Go and explore...

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rereblue 2013/01/03 03:12:18

Undecided

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Personally, I can appreciate religion for what it has given us (some ideas, and a lot of art), but at the same time, it has also done bad. Well, the religion didn't but the people who preach it do the bad. I think religion needs to be approached with skepticism, and not taken with blind faith.

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tooner259 2013/01/03 02:45:04

More than likely

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but there will always be weak minded ones ready to follow anyone.

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UbijaMo... to tooner259 2013/01/03 03:16:43

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Indeed...they will learn...not now...but maybe much later...that's the fun of life...

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Jason 2013/01/03 02:43:40

No

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Religion is not for me at all! Do I want it to disappear entirely? Nah..who would I have to pick on then. Truthfully though it's all about diversity. I prefer not having a mass of people thinking like me!

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MissJo 2013/01/03 02:26:20

None of the above

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I think the world would be a better place if everyone was open minded and tolerant of other people being and believing in different things than them.

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M.C 2013/01/02 22:45:40

Yes

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just the countries that are populated by mostly atheists are now...

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Gid 2013/01/02 22:28:20

No

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Not by a long shot. Religions are imperfect, but they are far better than the communist dictatorship Lennon would like to make us think would be paradise.

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UbijaMo... to Gid 2013/01/03 03:22:20

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there is only Yin and Yang...Light can not exist without darkness...and darkness can not exist without light...we all decide to which the balance goes...Karma is everything

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Jackie G - Poker Playing Pa... 2013/01/02 22:01:06

No

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no

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eleonora.gozzini 2013/01/02 21:54:55

Yes

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Absolutely. What have religions done to help Humanity create a world that works for All? Look at the Vatican, piling up the loot by selling lies and Hopes for a better Life, while they take the Money from the believers to live a Great Life Here and Now. Why is a man wearing Ermine Furs allowed to preach to others about Poverty ? religions are tool for Mass Distraction, they divide and rule over the Minds of People who were scared in childhood that if they did not toe the line they would go to Hell, each one in their religiously divided Hell of course. Religion is Child Abuse, if one has been so naive to buy into the BS, that's not a green light to pass it on to their children, haven't they been damaged enough to see the NON value of it? And WHO says we need religions to know right from wrong, are we stupid, who doesn't know that killing, violence, rape, war, dishonesty and stealing resources from poor countries is unacceptable? And yet the people who go to Church do all these things and more, so where is the fail-safe that religion promises to offer in exchange for all the guilt, shame and Fear they teach? For what they offer and the price people pay for it, they are a very very bad deal.

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UbijaMo... to eleonor... 2013/01/03 03:24:07

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Spot on!

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boneman1 2013/01/02 20:30:07

No

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All you have to do is look at the increases in crimes of all types, teen pregnancies and drug use in the U.S. to see how the decline in church attendance and the increase in the number of reported atheists and agnostics has affected this country.

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UbijaMo... to boneman1 2013/01/03 03:26:07

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Ow the universe is a game...otherwise heaven and hell and anything in between whould be very very very boring...no?

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Birthpangs 2013/01/02 20:04:52
dallasjoe 2013/01/02 19:21:56

Yes

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Religions are diversive

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Salonje 2013/01/02 19:08:18

Undecided

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Great question! I think that many people cannot imagine a world without religion. I think that many people have thrived off of some sort of structure...iwhether it be routine, education, or even religion. I cannot think of the world lacking religion...I automatically want to think that it will b weird without it.

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Doc Freeman 2013/01/02 18:54:44

None of the above

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When you consider that America has turned GOD out of school, government, football, basketball, baseball, etc. and has tried to turn GOD out of Christmas. America already has no religion and now we have more murders, robberies, rapes, etc. than we did before when GOD was included in our schools. Children are not being taught about GOD so they have no conscious since they think that you live and die and that’s the end. With Christians we believe there is life after death and that you will be held accountable for your sins, that is why Christians try and live by higher standards and high morals. If you are an atheist why bother because you know when you die that it. Makes a lot of difference and we are seeing what happens when GOD is left out of our school, Columbine, WV Tech, Newtown, etc.
19 incidence in 1950’s 1 in NB, 11 NY, 2 NC, 2 IL, 1 MA, 1 PA, and 1 MD.
11 incidence in 1960’s in 2 TX, 1 CO, 1 MN, 1 AZ, 1 NC, 2 FL, 1 CA, 1 DC, and 1 WI.
10 incidence in 1970’s in 1 PA, 1 WA, 1 IL, 1 NY, 2 MI, 1 OK, 2 TX, and 1 WV.
15 incidence in 1980’s in 1 MI, 1 CO, 2 MO, 1 IA, 1 KS, 1 VA, 2 MI, 1 WA, 1 CT, 1 LA, 1 MT, 1 TX and 1 VA.
25 incidence in 1990’s in 1 TX, 1 IA, 2 CA, 2 KY, 23 MI, 2 WA, 1 SC, 2 TN, 2 PA, 1 AK, 1 MS, 1 FL, 2 AR, 1 OR, 1 VA, 1 CO,
1 GA, and 1 NM.
13 incide...

When you consider that America has turned GOD out of school, government, football, basketball, baseball, etc. and has tried to turn GOD out of Christmas. America already has no religion and now we have more murders, robberies, rapes, etc. than we did before when GOD was included in our schools. Children are not being taught about GOD so they have no conscious since they think that you live and die and that’s the end. With Christians we believe there is life after death and that you will be held accountable for your sins, that is why Christians try and live by higher standards and high morals. If you are an atheist why bother because you know when you die that it. Makes a lot of difference and we are seeing what happens when GOD is left out of our school, Columbine, WV Tech, Newtown, etc.
19 incidence in 1950’s 1 in NB, 11 NY, 2 NC, 2 IL, 1 MA, 1 PA, and 1 MD.
11 incidence in 1960’s in 2 TX, 1 CO, 1 MN, 1 AZ, 1 NC, 2 FL, 1 CA, 1 DC, and 1 WI.
10 incidence in 1970’s in 1 PA, 1 WA, 1 IL, 1 NY, 2 MI, 1 OK, 2 TX, and 1 WV.
15 incidence in 1980’s in 1 MI, 1 CO, 2 MO, 1 IA, 1 KS, 1 VA, 2 MI, 1 WA, 1 CT, 1 LA, 1 MT, 1 TX and 1 VA.
25 incidence in 1990’s in 1 TX, 1 IA, 2 CA, 2 KY, 23 MI, 2 WA, 1 SC, 2 TN, 2 PA, 1 AK, 1 MS, 1 FL, 2 AR, 1 OR, 1 VA, 1 CO,
1 GA, and 1 NM.
13 incidence in 2000’s in 1 MI, 1 FL, 1 LA, 1 CA, 1 IN, 2 MN, 1 DC, 1 MD, 1 TN, 1 WS, 1 VA, and 1 AZ.
7 incidences in 2010’s which so far is 2011, and 2012 in 1 IN, 1 OH, 1 GA, 1 MD, 1 OK, 1 UT, and 1 CT
These do not include people coming to schools to kill spouses, or teachers, or professors or men taking hostages of students or killing school children like in murdered five Amish girls and injured five others before killing himself in an Amish school in the hamlet of Nickel Mines, in Bart Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. These are just student killing teachers or fellow students.
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Jason to Doc Fre... 2013/01/03 02:42:07

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What about all the mostly Atheist countries like Sweden and such that have some of the lowest crime rates in the world? What about the fact that the Southern states have the highest crime rates and also are the most religious? There are plenty more facts that seem to show an actual increase in crime associated with religion. I am not for there being no religion. Religion is not for me but I don't care if others have it, I do however disagree entirely with these incidents having to do with god in school or such. Actually I have lists and lists of crimes committed by religious people. Only 2% of the jail population in America is Atheist as well.

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Doc Fre... to Jason 2013/01/04 02:37:33

Just looking at the info I would have to say the north and the south west has more of a problems when you consider the incidences.

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graham.noble.1232 2013/01/02 18:47:31

None of the above

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its a mixed bag, religion has brought a lot of people hope, fellowship and some master artworks along with all the bad.

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Bronar 2013/01/02 18:23:04

Maybe

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Not necessarily though. Nutjobs would still find a reason to be so and the amount of good the churches do for the poor would disappear.

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david.miner.98 2013/01/02 18:13:52

No

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No. and unless this is a rhetorical question in the negative it only illuminates your foolishness.

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hiram 2013/01/02 18:11:51
Blonde Rebellion 2013/01/02 18:05:30

Not that likely

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There always be something to fight about..

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Alex Goldsmith 2013/01/02 17:27:57

No

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we wouldn't be so advanced without conquest, and religious people are often much more ethical and much less likely to commit crime.

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Bjm54 2013/01/02 17:26:23

Yes

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If you read "God is not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything" by Christopher Hitchens, you will agree with my point.

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Doc Fre... to Bjm54 2013/01/02 18:59:16

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Written by a true Atheist.

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ole.fosshaug 2013/01/02 17:06:52 (edited)

No

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There's a huge difference in worshiping a religion who keep down groups of people, and active use a religion to keep the same group down.

Its hard to belive that religions are ment to depress people, but never the less its easy to see that a large number of people who use their religion to take advantage of others.

Societies free of religions have been tried before, just look at earlier Soviet and Cambodia, and todays N. Korea, The leaders start to behave like gods and the people(voluntary or by force)have to worship them instead.

And what about the free and liberal west?
We leave our god but just to find a new god around the corner, mammon!
Money, fast cars, large homes and gadgets cant buy us other than short lived happines.

Keep your faith and care for your family, thats the only way.

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Fannie 2013/01/02 17:03:56

Maybe

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Millions, and millions, and millions have died in the name of religion.........it does make you wonder, but the message I like is "love one another"

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Chris- Demon of the PHAET 2013/01/02 16:13:37

Maybe

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I would imagine the world would be pretty much the same. People would still hate each other and love each other. Babies would be born and old people would die. We would create great art, cure diseases, and invent wonderful things. We would also go to war for land or resources, seek revenge rather than justice, and hate people who are different. Some people would lie, cheat, and steal and some would always act out of kindness, charity, and with honesty. People would still do all the great things and all the terrible things we do now.

I don't blame religion for all the bad things in the world and I don't credit religion for all the good things. :-)

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