All places of worship need to fall, as no stone shall be upon another.

Position: All places of worship do not need to fall Some things I would like to clarify: I am an atheist so there will not be any points like god exists so gov should avoid trying to disprove god as it is a waste of space I am not as knowledgeable on this topic as gov is on the topic of religion so I am shifting this debate to a more philosophical standpoint. Places of worship bring a semblance of order that is beneficial to everyone. One of the biggest problems with atheism that many people face is the lack of meaning. For some humans, with our complex minds and free will can make us detrimental to society. People question why they should live, why they should contribute to society, not go around and murder people:). This has been detrimental to society in the past where humans used to live in kingdoms and tribes. By imposing a higher deity, who could punish them and do anything to them humans are told to do the right things. If by believing they were forced to follow the rules, then the society benefits. Humans are pack animals and living together and working together is what allowed us to advance. Killing other humans would surely hurt this so morals were created to preserve society. Morals are a social construct that is imposed by religion. Religion is like a weapon that gave humans a reason to be good citizens. HELL. Nowadays, you could argue that religion is useless as these morals are so ingrained into our culture that we are taught to do all these things but with a semblance of free will. Nowadays the reason to be a good citizen is punishment by the government. Aren't both government and places of worship in terms of purpose the same thing? They both serve to protect society through punishment. The government though is accepted because there is a bit of free will and voting in a democracy but frankly, government is essential. To get to this point of time where some societies consist of millions of people, it would have been impossible. Religion has connected millions of people together and allowed for society to function. Without it, humans would trust no one except their families making society almost impossible to create. Places of worship nowadays have to accept differences and many people are rejecting the ideas of heaven and hell. Places of worship act as a place for many people to connect with their community, to feel needed and have a purpose in life. By destroying worship places you are denying them the right to actually do what they need. there are so many non-violent churches that just profess a belief, Donate to charities and just try to be good people. As an atheist we should understand that we just don't know much about the universe by all there could be a god but the chances are so low that it doesn't make sense to believe. But if someone chooses to believe you cannot say they are wrong because you don't know enough. If we can come to a point where god doesn't exist 100%, then they are stating false things. But even then you are infringing on their right to freedom of thought and speech by telling them they are not allowed to believe in god. I find this to be hypocritical as it fails to note that atheism is also a freedom of speech and shouldn't oppress anyone. Also to your UN point which is irrelevant to the debate, Its not that bad. No country is that evil. there is no game of insanity we are all still alive. Unconditional love does not make people humane. You could kill 10,000 people just for one person what makes people humane is just our biological feelings to protect fellow humans