religion,, is it really needed? Options

[OriskybusinessO]

Lets say that no one ever knew about God, or how we got here (im not trying to offend anyone here, or saying this is true etc.) but do you think that we could go on w/o something to tell us how we got here. Which brings me to another point, what if someone just made all this religion stuff up? So, if from everyones brain, religion was erased, do you think we could go on w/o making something up, or discovering something new. Hey, i thought of something else, do you think that if there were more people focused on finding out how we got here (without God) would we find out?

Im trying not offend anyone by saying their religion is false, which i am doing, but nevermind this has no point...

[Domonic]

Um. Although I dont agree with it, it IS needed now that it has been introduced.

Society needs it. They need to feel safe. They need comfort. I think the majority (notice I said "majority") of people practice religion either because of the environment they were raised in, or because they hate thinking that when they die, they are dead, and that's where it ends. They don't want to say goodbye...

Religion will always be a part of society. Most humans will always need it. Now that people's moral decisions are based off of religous claims, religion will always be here. Although I find it absurd and contradictory, the majority of people dont and majority rules.

Religion has caused death and suffering, amongst other things..but take away the concept of religion after it's been introduced, and you will see society crumble.

The only way we could expel religion (which would never happen) is if new born children were kept isolated from society and raised by atheist parents. But even if that occured, it would not be definate, being that Christianity was introduced to the parents. Yes, they are atheists, but people can change...and over time, it would happen. The concept of God would slip into someones mind, then another, and another. It is an infectious disease. Heh heh

So: Civilization would have to completely start over. And eventually, the new generation, like us, would invent the concept of a higher being.

Hmmm. That would make an interesting film...o_0

Religion came and it will forever stay.

"It is an interesting and demonstrable fact, that all children are athiests and were religion not incalculated into their minds, they would remain so."
-Ernestine Rose