the death of religion is the answer to all questions

I assume we are going off the typical definition of religion and are focusing on the main religions (Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and Buddhism). Hopefully you agree with this definition (Religion- a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices). My citations, if any are applicable at the time, will be listed at the bottom of my argument. Let me start off by saying I disagree with the addition of religion in politics, there is no reason for Church and State to be of one entity. However I view religion as an incredibly important factor in culture. Most of what we have today in part is because of religion. Though I concede that religion has not been fully accepting of science, most of the morals, laws, and arts that now exist are as a result of religion. Philosophy came about from religion as well, considering many of the Greek and Asian philosophers were devout people. Most of our laws come from the Ten Commandments (thou shall not kill, thou shall not steal, etc.) and the open and tolerant views now favored by the western world came about, in part, because of the revision of religion. Though some religious extremist do exist they do not make up the majority of religious people. I believe that claiming the end of religion will solve all problems in the world is completely ridiculous. It is as bad as saying the death of all blacks would end crime or the castrating of all men would stop rape and violence against women. Religion, if anything, is widely against violence and crime. In the past when it was more involved with the government most religions could have been considered violent, but even then that was because those religions were involved with government. The only time religion actually proves to be bad is when it is combine with the government, otherwise it is merely the concept of worshiping a higher power and believing in a certain set of morals laid out by the founders of that religion (or the revisionists). The death of religion, one could say, would lead to the death of the family unit as much of what keeps family together is the concept of religion (not always, but most of the time). Furthermore it helps keep society in a state of ethics and morality, as long as it doesn't become involved in the government. I believe the real problem, and the problem most atheists have, is the concept of a theocracy, something that rarely exists outside of third world nations and the Middle East. Now I do not agree with everything in this article (citation 2), but I do believe that religion is an important contribution to society. My final part of this argument is that religion helps people become better. Though this is more of personal experience, my Uncle was very depressed and self-loathing a while back, after he became a part of a local church and started helping with the charity events that church did he had a newfound sense of purpose. I am not going to argue that you should be a religious person because the choice is yours, but understand that what you are currently suggesting is enforcing atheism on other people. The death of religion is the establishment of a completely different ideology, one of personal pleasure and self-gratification. That may be appealing to some, but to others religion is their way of life. My friend, a Muslim, is fairly devoted to her religion and views it not only as a religion but a way of life. She views it as bettering herself and helping others at the same time. Personally, I don't see how getting rid of religion would help anyone. People need to believe in something or they will fall for anything, simply that. I am not asking for you to be religious, I am only asking that you understand that everyone has a different reason for being religious and that for the most part religious people are not dangerous. Thank you. Citation 1: Dictionary Definition of religion. https://www.merriam-webster.com... Citation 2: Religion's impact on society (the author speaks mostly about Christianity and I do not completely agree with his sentiments because he does want religion involved with government and I disagree with that) http://www.heritage.org....