Debate: Would the world be better without all religions?
Side: yes

"You got two extremes here Atheism and christianity."I don't know if this would or even should change anything in your mind, but I am an agnostic atheist. I don't believe in God, but I don't claim that there definitely is no God. I simply accept that the supernatural cannot be dealt with using science, but also that metaphysical investigations don't yield conclusive results. And logic isn't helpful either as a truly omni-everything entity could arguably exist beyond logic, indeed such a being would probably have to. So at the end of the day, I don't think we can know definitively if such a being exists, much less what such a being would actually be like. So you should know that I am just as hesitant towards extreme atheism as I am theism. To me the most humble and realistic course of action is to accept that you don't know the truth, and be skeptical of those who claim they do. Yes, I do find both extremes hard to swallow, which is why I prefer to be neither. If I'm right, then every religion is at least a little wrong, and since they all claim to be absolutely true, and typically consider themselves mutually exclusive to the others, none can be what they claim. The way I see it, if a God exists, all I can do is be the best person I can be. I can't do it on my own terms, but I can observe the world around me and logically conclude what the best overall course of action is within the range of options I have. I can't see how a God who created sentient beings with free will can expect us to do any different. "Because if life has no meaning, then what is the point of doing these deeds for your community, for the world, if you have nothing to fight for."I don't claim that life has no meaning, I claim that life has no intrinsic meaning. I do view us as little more than an extremely temporary collection of chemical reactions with virtually no real importance in the grand scheme of things. But I'm not really capable of conceiving the grand scheme of things and I do have emotions, so meaning turns up all around me. I am here, and as long as I am, I want my fellow humans to be as happy and healthy as they can be. And if I can do something to foster that, I will. Who cares if it will all fade away into nothing in a hundred years, right now is the only time I can do anything about anything so I will do my best. No need for intrinsic value. I don't even usually think about it. "Im sure their are parts of you you would like to change."Absolutely. That is what I am dedicated to. I know I will never be perfect, but that just means I will always have some goals to strive for, some things I could always be better at. "But can you imagine a God who loves you dearly for who you are?"Not really. But I know my parents do. And a bunch of my friends do. My cat does. And I love myself for who I am. I don't need to imagine any of this, I see it every day. "He made you purposefully the way you are. Every detail."Then he should have a problem with nobody. Regardless of if they accept him, regardless of their sexuality, regardless of if they become evil, he did it. None should have to go to Hell for that. None should be admonished for not believing. If he made every detail of me, he made a man who cannot accept his existence. Not my fault, apparently."Because people are by nature lost creatures with no light."If that is the case, and if Christianity is the only way towards the light, and if we are so lost that even most people who are Christians get it wrong, then we should see evil reigning completely unopposed by good everywhere where Christianity hasn't landed. There would be no good people who hadn't read the Bible. You wouldn't have Hindus who give to the poor. You wouldn't have Mongolians taking a deathly sick stranger into their home. Aborigines would have no reason not to kill each other all day long. "And what do people do? Blame the creater!"Or blame other people."Second we cant do it alone. It is, sry to say impossible"Which is one reason why we form groups. And we've been doing that long before any of today's Gods were even conceived. "Now imagine, the burden of sin being lifted off your shoulders."Nobody can make up for my faults but myself. Also, imagination can lead us to realities that don't exist. That can be either detrimental or beneficial. If its one that can realistically exist and is better than what we know, it is something to try to make real. If it is one that we only rely on to feel better about the world around us, it can go bad at worse, and be a holding pattern at best.