Is religion divisive? And if so., do you think humanity would be better off without it?
117306
It is definitely divisive!!.  Humanity is unfortunately too primitive on the most part to live without religion.  The thought that we will actually die and that's it is too difficult to handle.  Religion also justifies actions which to some (me included) is criminal.
361521
No.... Ignorance is.  Religion is no more the cause of wars than peace, greed, hate, or the color of skin is.\n\nIf you love God and keep his commandments you love peace.
190482
Nah.  I tend to question any links between God and any religious organization that relies heavily on violent means to an end.  To me, if the basis for any religion is not the promotion of world peace, harmonious existence, and peace with nature, the religion is not a true reflection of God's will.
507183
even i dont understand this entire religion thing...if we wudnt have been divided into religions then world wud have been a better place to live in...with every religion trying to prove itself better than the other, we have even lost our basic human principals like kindness, forgiveness, etc. We are ready to kill each other for it but where the hell does any religion asks its followers to kill each other for it...will any of these religious people explain this...all these people who make an issue out of it are not even worth belonging 2 any religion...\nwell honestly i am not the kinds who'll just go blah blah blah about my religion but i just respect others as individuals...& when i have children, i'll try my best 2 make them good human beings & not segregate people into religions...
834817
Why is it that you people are assuming that this person is suggesting that religions be outlawed?  That is NOT the question.  The question involves whether or not religion should be discluded from governments.  DUH!  And yes, I believe that religion SHOULD be discluded from governments...  To do so is the only way that we will ever truly be free to choose our own religions or to choose NO religion at all.  As long as religion plays a role in the governments of the world, there will always be decisions based upon religion, which in turn violates our right to choose our own religions, beliefs, lifestyles, faiths, etc....
499798
Yes, but not with the intention of forwarding the cause of any religion in particular.  It is important to understand the backgrounds of people around the world, because in the US the people from around the world live in our neighborhoods.  I'm all for broadening the views of our society.  I do not, however, favor the teaching of things like Creationism in science classes.  I think that if religion is to be taught it should be taught in the context of religious history.
1059230
atheist speaking-christianity is not detrimental to humans-a lot of good comes with it and as a rule it works to better mankind-always should look for a better system but you cant make people disbelieve-keep the peace old hippie
341238
As it is in life, different religions cannot live in harmony. I personally belong to no religion, and find it easy to tollerate and co-exist with people of other religions. Maybe this is a lesson the children of the future need to be taught.
111310
No.......if thr has to b one religion then it should b only humanity. people should not make any difference on the grounds of religion and should live as one.
433003
I vote for banning religion all together.  Why pick and choose.  If you think that Christianity sucks, and Islam sucks, why stop there?
438764
it depends on how much people are willing to sacrife for world peace. and i don't mean lives. i mean putting away petty differnce over religon, land, and money. if we learn to respect others differnces and boundries may be. but in today's world world peace seems impossible. sorry
1032526
no. yes. Originally, the religions allowed us to have civilization.\nWithout them, we would still be living in tribal or feudal warfare states. However, they have become sick and abused paradigms,\nand we should junk the whole lot of them in favor of modern sociology and civil engineering and ethics and psychology.
1177851
Personally I don't proliferate that belief. I raise my children to embrace humanistic characteristics like love for each other, tolerance and basic right and wrong. (Things that are otherwise often described as "Christian Values" but in reality are values embraced by all enlightened people regardless of their faith or belief in a God.) I think most people do proliferate a belief because they either don't know any other way or they would rather believe and be wrong than not believe and be wrong. I also think that religion was invented as a way to subjugate the masses and keep them in line. I think it is still working.
1105008
Absolutely not. What ever our race, colour, creed, religion, political view or indeed anything else that makes us different it does not matter because we are all human. What tends to interfere and disrupt this tends to be evils enforced upon us such as war, poverty, ignorance, natural disaster among others, which is where human nature gets scared / corrupted amongst other things. This of course tends to steer human nature into imposing its will on others ("because I am right!" etc) which is where all hell breaks loose and hateful conflicts become 2 two a penny. I believe we could all significantly reduce conflict in the world tommorror if we didnt impose our will upon others as we wouldnt get in each others way all the time! Thats it in a nutshell but of course their is more what,where,how, why, who to it than that.\n\nI hope this answerd your question.\n\n- Paul :-)
218284
My goodness, do you realize you are blaming religions, the one set of groups who are really trying to change these conditions?  If we removed all religion and their followers, would you really trust the remnent of mankind to run things?\n\nOh, I agree, religions are often superstitious short-cuts to what could be a reasoned, scientific, socially conscious life.  However, I don't trust you are most human beings to live such a life.  I suspect you would revert to "me, Me, ME!", and without the social constraints of religion would put little thought into your own behavior.\n\nI'd love an ordered, reasoned society.\n\nI don't think we are ready for it.  Religions are a great bandaid until we get a real cure.\n\nGive them credit for the last couple of milenium.
22618
No, Religion is a way of life. Due to many cultural differences several religions have arisen. Unification might cause lot more problems like mismatches and eventually leading to riots. It is better to make people respect each others religion. It should be done by inviting other religious people for ones festivals. This might increase the understanding between two religions.
447859
Religion divides people because it is just that: religion. Most of us have a faith and believe in a higher power, but because we are humans, we make mistakes and let our own interpretations affect our decisions. I believe there is a difference in division that results out of interpretation and division that results out of moral questions. It is inevitable that those will happen.