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Debate: Would the world be a better place without religions
Side: you are all morons

Not to put too fine a point on it, but you are all morons.If you really want a foot in reality here is something to digest.“…it becomes apparent that those who make the claim ‘religion has been the cause of more wars than any other factor in history’ may speak from ignorance or have ulterior motives for the assertion. Further, this type of assertion seems rooted in anti-religion posturing…Men and nations have a history of warfare and the root of conflict is power and gain…Occasionally war is fought over religion, as is perhaps the case during the reformation period in Europe. More often than not however, the cause of war can't be laid at the door of religion.”-Maj. John P. ConwayUnder War's Bloody BannerBy Carl Teichribhttp://www.forcingchange.org/under_war's_bloody_banner
Debate: Would the world be a better place without religions
Side: No

Let me see if I understand? People should not group up based on values and beliefs?The world would be a better place if people stopped doing that?I can't help but think that people who make these anti-religion statements just really don't get what religion is.All these people bagging on religion instead of trying to improve it's practice. They say "let's get rid of religion" as if that was possible. If you have a better example to set regarding religion, set it. That is unless you wish to remain a card carrying member of the church of foundational complainism.
Debate: Would the world be a better place without religions
Side: No

Religion is a system of beliefs and values, often (but not always) linked to a deity of sorts. It includes rituals, specific knowledge (captured in the writings of its founders) and a general agreement between its adherents as to what constitutes the core belief.To believe (which is, to accept something as true with or without the necessary supporting evidence) is an innate human feature. We need it in order to exist as cognitive beings.It works like this: we start with an assumption (as a hypothesis taken for granted, or a hypothesis that cannot be proven or disproved), either learned from our peers or deduced from our interpretation of our environment. On that conviction we build a new set of convictions. As time goes by, those very core assumptions are no longer questioned and we have a set of beliefs and values, around which we create rituals and social symbols.On a broad level, science holds true to this phenomenon. It starts with the assumption that we are capable of understanding nature completely through the use of reason and logical languages (such as mathematics). It then builds on that assumption a set of rules as to how to do this, and a number of rituals. It then proceeds to provide a set of values (the value of questioning, the value of proof etc.) Without this very basic assumption science has no meaning, yet it is rarely openly questioned.So, would the world be a better place without religion? For the world to be without religion, it needs to be without humans, and then "better" has no meaning. We only use that word if it applies to us.I like science, so my answer, based on my argument, would be a simple "no".
Debate: Would the world be a better place without religions
Side: Yes of course

""""For the world to be without religion, it needs to be without humans, and then "better" has no meaning. """"I think it would be better without humans.
Debate: Would the world be a better place without religions
Side: Yes of course

agreed.i wonder why a reply has to be a certain number of charaters
Debate: Would the world be a better place without religions
Side: Yes of course

"In every beLIEf there is a lie"So what of atheists? are we not human? are we not "cognitive beings"?You did get one thing right, at the core of religion there are assumptions, we know what assumption does, that turn into beliefs, but these beliefs are thing people are willing to die for. Things they will force on others, because they believe so fanaticaly that they are right. when at their core all they have is an assumption
Debate: Would the world be a better place without religions
Side: No

Do atheist not believe all of sudden? Of course atheist believe something! By the very nature of their name their beliefs simply exclude the possibility of a deity (a-theist). Atheists therefore also believe from a basic assumption namely that God does not exist. They cannot prove or disprove God's existence.And you are right, I have seen many people die for their beliefs, including atheists whom, at their core, also only have assumption.
Debate: Would the world be a better place without religions
Side: No

I disagree. Atheism isn't a belief; it's a lack of belief, and twisting ti to try and make it sound like something it isn't to support your argument is a tad sneaky.I don't draw empty assumptions from the world around me and adhere to them simply because I always have and always will. I'm not assuming God doesn't exist, I simply have no single shred of evidence to make a choice about whether to believe or not. It's just not even an issue (If I'm making myself clear?)What also annoys me is this assumption that God can niether be proved nor disproved. Of course he can: the moment you define him. And to not define him makes him a nothing and an everything. It's pointless wishy washy nonsense. It's back to this whole thing about how God has been pushed out from a physical God to a metaphysical God, existing in whatever state it is convenient for him to exist him. A thousand years ago he was "actual" God. Science came along and displaced the idea of a God with observable evidence; we didn't need a God to explain why the sun moved in the sky and why the tides rise and fall anymore, science has the answers. So, God got pushed out further and further until there was nothing left of him but a wishy-washy nothingness that can't be defined and therefore can't ever be disproved. If you can't see how silly and obvious this is that there isn't a God, doesn't need to be a God, then no evidence, debate, etc, will ever sway you. You'll believe because you want to believe.
Debate: Would the world be a better place without religions
Side: No

Just as you cannot prove or disprove God's existence.But our body's give us all the proof we need, we have organs we don't need, teeth, male nipples, and on and on. If we were created seems like shotty work. surly not by an all powerful being. I for one have never seen an atheist walk into a church strapped with explosives.
Debate: Would the world be a better place without religions
Side: No

"Things they will force on others, because they believe so fanatically they are right"Woah, hey there, Force is a pretty powerful term to use. Perhaps you've met too many over zealous Christians and have a bad experience with them. If you've been with the not-so-cultist-like people with a religion you would notice instantly that they are human like you, they are no different from you. They just have a different way of life. So why bother shutting religion away just because you have been through several rough encounters? I think its rather overly cynical.True, people have been over zealous and killed in the name of a God before. But what makes you think all are like that?Take me for an instance, I'm a Catholic, a member of a religious group, but am I forcing my beliefs on you? I think not. Im just asking you to see both sides of the coin.
Debate: Would the world be a better place without religions
Side: No

Firstly, I'm not religious. I'm actually atheist. But I don't think a world without religion would be any better. Yes, religion has caused a lot of strife and violence in the world. But honestly, what makes anyone think it's the only cause? Even if you take away religion, people will always find a reason to hate other people. And for a lot people, religion provides guidance and hope, and helps them live a better life. Trying to pin societies' problems on one factor doesn't make any sense.
Debate: Would the world be a better place without religions
Side: No

True. Blame it on the media portraying the situation in the Middle East as a "jihad" or holy war. In case some of you dont know, the jihad is a holy struggle. Its not about fighting evil in the name of a God, its about fighting the INNER evils within you. Its a very big misconception people have. Not all Muslims are Fundamentalists like you see on TV or perhaps in your games (for those of you who have played too much Call Of Duty 4)Anyway, back on topic. Hobbes argued that "The state of nature is a state of war" Humans will always tend to band together for personal gain to protect themselves from what they percieve as threats. Humans will always do terrible things, with or without religion. So certainly, religion should not be blamed for all of your problems today. Religion doesn't kill people, people do. People who have been misguided and deviated so much from the original purpose of religion as a way of improving oneself.
Debate: Would the world be a better place without religions
Side: No

no, man is naturally evil. the worst genocidal dictator(stalin) was actually an athiest, proving that no matter what you believe in, you just as much potential to be evil.
Debate: Would the world be a better place without religions
Side: Yes of course

The question about evil existing outside of religion is moot. Of course evil exists outside of religion. The point is that religion breeds evil through its corrupt institutions and intolerance.
Debate: Would the world be a better place without religions
Side: No

Anything if applied radically can breed evil.  - - --- _ - -_ _ _ -_ _ -_ _ -_ _ -- _
Debate: Would the world be a better place without religions
Side: Yes of course

Exactly! I don't see how this has disputed my point. You're absolutely right. Again, the question of evil existing outside of reilgion has no place here. The question at hand is whether or not the world would be better without religions. And since you admit that anything applied radically can breed evil, and since it is known that religious fanatics are extreme, then we can conclude that religions are dangerous and the world would be better without them.
Debate: Would the world be a better place without religions
Side: No

This will only work if we eliminate all belief. So. Tell me how to eliminate belief in general and why it is good to eliminate belief. After all, we all know that people who believe in something can become extreme.
Debate: Would the world be a better place without religions
Side: No

That only works if you take away the ability to believe in ANYTHING completely. And that's impossible... unless you set up a regime described in 1984.The only way the world would be better is if fanatics themselves are all destroyed. Because if it ain't one thing, it's another. If religion is destroyed, they'll focus more of their time on Communism or Militant Atheism.
Debate: Would the world be a better place without religions
Side: No

No matter what you do, religion will always be formed. You can not rid the world of a belief system.
Debate: Would the world be a better place without religions
Side: Yes of course

It is entirely possible to destroy religion, however, it can not b condcted in the realm of philosophy and theory.A critique of religion is necesaarily a critiqique of the social conditions whose spiritual aroma is religion. When the social/material conditions which necessitate religion are destroyed (alienation) religion will disapear. Read Marx
Debate: Would the world be a better place without religions
Side: Yes of course

Religion and belief system (philosophy) are different. Freud thought that religion was ineradicable and he very well be right. As the west becomes less religious we are still embracing irrational and illogical beliefs under the guise of "spirituality". However, the reason I oppose your post is not because I disagree, but because it wasn't the question. The question is "Would the world be a better place without religions" not "Is it possible to get rid of religion."
Debate: Would the world be a better place without religions
Side: No

Religion is a belief system, its expressed knowledge (books and stuff) as well a ritual expression thereof. Beliefs systems is the group of concepts of which religion would be a part element.Philosophy on the other hand is the collection and process of discourse concerning how, what and why we believe. It is a meta-science of belief systems if you may.Also, the west isn't really becoming less religious. The non-religious people are just more vocal due to the ability to freely express the opinions without too much social risk (teh interwebs is cool).
Debate: Would the world be a better place without religions
Side: No

But you can cure the world of the belief in nonsense.
Debate: Would the world be a better place without religions
Side: No

No, I don't think so. This has nothing to do with what we are discussing.
Debate: Would the world be a better place without religions
Side: No

The less you know about the world, the more you need guidance. The best guide is that which is unquestionable. Unfortunately there is nothing in existence with that characteristic, nor has there ever been. Therefore, religion/god was necessary early on (VERY early on) to get people to work together and also to comfort the lack of understanding of the world. Religon turned what could have been fear into optimism.Still, at some point, the training wheels have to come off to maximize potential. So, if this question is specifically referring to religion as it exists today and not religion throughout history, I would say yes.However, because of the importance of religion from the beginning of time, I have to disagree.
Debate: Would the world be a better place without religions
Side: No

Whether the world would be a better place without religion would depend upon what took its place.The "godless communism" of the last century was supposedly atheistic and also murdered and enslaved people -- making the world worse, not better.
Debate: Would the world be a better place without religions
Side: No

Nearly every religion that has ever existed boils down to a moral code. Every major world religion includes the Golden Rule in its doctrine in some way. While many realize that following the Golden Rule results in good for all parties involved, many more would not follow the Golden Rule if they did not believe that they were bound to do so by some higher power. I believe that the world would be a better place if people stopped caring so much about religious divisions and moved away from religious extremism, but without religion I think that less and less people would still look out for their fellowman.
Debate: Would the world be a better place without religions
Side: No

Maybe if man simply had not created religion he would be better off, but at this late date I feel it would be disaster. The simple fact is that many people would assume that if God is dead; everything is permitted. Many people's only reason for remaining law-abiding is the fear of God.
Debate: Would the world be a better place without religions
Side: No

Look at all the good atheists have done in the world. Look at the hospitals they've built, the ivy-league universities they've founded, the charities they run, the missions they send overseas to feed, clothe and provide medical assistance for the impoverished. What would this world be without atheists?
Debate: Would the world be a better place without religions
Side: Yes of course

To the best of my knowledge atheist aren't prone to gathering in groups to discuss how awesome being an atheist is. But just because there are no atheist organizations to congregate and contribute to charities and the like doesn't mean that there are no individual atheists out there doing good work.
Debate: Would the world be a better place without religions
Side: No

No, because even if there were no religions, people would still find something to fight about. And, at least in the Christian religions, a lot of people are afraid of hell so they stay away from "evil and sins" which might doom them to an eternity in hell. And in Islam, believers have those 5 pillars that they follow in order to make their lives better and achieve sanctuary in the after life or w/e they believe in. And then Judaism they believe that if you live your life with kindness and to the fullest extent through prayer and what-not then you will be rewarded in the after life and pretty much most religions are formed on that basis which makes the world all around better for the most part. And I think we have learned from Russia what a world without religion would amount to. [;
Debate: Would the world be a better place without religions
Side: No

Some religions should be abolished but some should stay.Religions are a system to guide us to be morally perfect.Without them it's hard to have a stable community and safe world.Codes of conducts cannot exists with itself but needs to exist with religions.Religions explain the inportance of moral codes of conducts etc.Without them the world is in havoc.
Debate: Would the world be a better place without religions
Side: No

yo man,why you hatin'? why you hatin'?Jesus for life home dawg!gigity, yay JESUS
Debate: Would the world be a better place without religions
Side: No

The world would not be a better place without religions because then that leads a God out of the world and we could do whatever we want without obeying God's rules. I think we should be able to obey God's rules because there are some restrictions in the world if we follow someone else's rules. Sure it would be hard it is what is best for other people.
Debate: Would the world be a better place without religions
Side: No

religion gives people hope and a sense of purpose how is that bad?
Debate: Would the world be a better place without religions
Side: No

Better place without LGBT. They are not the face of gay people they are an organization. They hate people like grandmothers and other good people in the community. Havnt you noticed how hateful society has become? Thats because they are hateful. They give gay people a bad name. Gay people are nice LBGT is not niceTalk about tolerance, freedom of speech, and religious freedom. Disagree with their views of same sex marriage and your church will be shut down. Religious freedom, are you willing to let them take that away from your parents, and grandparents, and from you if ever you chose it matters to you?The key is, should you ever be left without a choice regarding your American given freedom to exercise ehat you believe?What if you were an animal activist, and I was a butcher? Should you have a right to not stock meat on the shelves of your store. And shouldnt I have a right to be a butcher and provide people who like and want steak, in other grocery stores?Or should the animal rights person be able to trample my rights? Or miine theirs?Wouldnt you want to be remain in full control of your own religious freedom? Why let them take that?Arent they taking it from all of us, including all of you, except Muslims? Gone are the days of pluralism. This is what tyranny looks like.This should come as no surprise, as it reflects the vile militancy the LGBT movement is known for. Just as they unleashed threats of violence and arson against a tiny pizzeria in Indiana when they dared to express a very mild opinion against gay marriage, so they want to punish Christians who dare to preach, well, Christianity.Notice who he did not mention: "mosques." Gays never criticize Islam, even though it is only Muslims(not Christians, who are commiting hate crimes against gays. And bullying is not a Christian adgenda against gays, its individuals) Muslims are hanging gays from cranes and throwing them from buildings every single week. So why attack Christians?The baker who was respectful to that gay couple, had a religious belief she exercised according to her concience. They destroyed her business! Good? Fair? In the same area, a guy went as a gay and requ Muslim bakers, he went to several Muslim owned bakeries for a wedding cake, each said no!So, do you think gays, arent aware that many Muslim bakeries would also say no? Or, do you think they are hatefully discriminating against Christians, and targeting specific people and groups?Wake up they are not giving you anythinh, tbey are taking everything away from you, on purpose!
Debate: Would the world be a better place without religions
Side: No

Consider the free movement of religion through people who have faith in communities, and the value they contribute to the health, and balance, and stability, and support, in the lives of everyone that live in our communities.No one is perfect, but think of the people you know of, and many you personally have loved in your own lives. What touch or impact has religion had in your own personal sphere of experiences?People who may have had issues, touched by religious influence exercised in their communities. It supports them, challenges them, and often pulls them up. The moral standard of religious values influenced many people to be a better versions of themselves, as fathers and mothers, when for 1 reason or another they may not have been capable of being before. They may not have arrived to a standard of others, but the steps taken are leaps in a positive direction for so many. Without it, where would they be. And just as important, what impact would that be in the absence of religious influence in the lives of all these people?Would they have taken those steps without the moral standard of religion showing them the need and reasons to reach? So, has it been an imposition to have freedom of religion in our communities, or is religion something we all should protect, because religion benefits all in common?
Debate: Would the world be a better place without religions
Side: No

loved ones touched by religion are just drops of rain in a downpour of people religion has touched, I know hundreds of people touched positively by the free movement of religion.Religious values making its effects felt in the lives of families everywhere, everyday, from drug addicts to criminals, to the broken and the abused. Religion makes our streets safer, and gives hope to all those the lives its touches and changes. Are they perfect people, no, but reaching, yes. And that’s not a bad start for anyone?Religion IS in the public interest of peace and tranquility of all regardless of personal religious choice.A moral standard belongs in a healthy society, a bar to reach, and a standard of accountability, without it there is no reach!
Debate: Would the world be a better place without religions
Side: No

I don't think religion is the problem. I think stupid people are the problem. Please read about stupid people and their effect on global warming here:http://www.createdebate.com/debate/show/ Trying_to_combat_global_warming_is_useless The above link also discusses what we should do with said stupid people. And I don't need some one writing in and saying, "Whose going to be responsible for deciding who is stupid." But if you must ask, what we could do is work it on an honor principle. I mean if you're stupid just fess up. You know who you are so just accept responsibility for your stupidity so that the rest of us can get on with our lives.
Debate: Would the world be a better place without religions
Side: No

Okay for one this has absolutely no relativity to our disscussion, and two I am tired of hearing about this global warming comments. Yes there is a whole in the oxone layer we can not do absolutely anything about it now so stop mentioning it and start doing something to prevent another whole to become created, and plus you are probably a hypocrite yourself and have done absolutely nothing at all to help the problem with Global Warming you are just another one of those media hyped, uninformed, hypocritical person who just jumped on the bandwagon on the latest issue and in reality you are doing nothing to prevent it either. Practice what you preach. You ignorant hypocrite
Debate: Would the world be a better place without religions
Side: No

I am doing something about it. I haven't farted in months!!! Which is probably more than you'll ever do. :P