What would happen if we based our decisions without the help of religions or faiths?
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Also, there's the story of the doubting Thomas in the Bible. All the other apostles took Jesus at his word and Thomas questioned everything. The other apostles were angry about this but Jesus told him to continue doubting.
Faith doesn't cause most of the harm in this world, blind faith does. And when a religion gets old enough, the actual text that it is based on, is no longer entirely relevant and a group mentality takes over.
Religious beliefs and faith are entirely different. Religious beliefs are beliefs that say, I don't care what evidence you show me to prove otherwise, I know this to be true or right. And some of them may actually be true.
Faith is the knowledge of being taken care of. Without faith, we couldn't do anything, religious or atheist.
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So amending that to be if religion didn't exist what would happen to our decisions?
Nothing.
We created religion. They were just feelings and beliefs that someone made up and many others agreed with removing religion won't remove the beliefs, opinions and feelings of a human being.
To actually affect the decision process the question would have to be, What would happen if human beings made decisions solely on facts and information?
In which case, the world would be colder and more logical but safer and more efficient. ....*hums away*....Downgrading to machines...
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Many women would have aborted the child, they were not ready to have. There would not have businesses catering for each religious groups. The temples, churches and mosques would be making less money. Most of the religious based terrorism might have gone.
More people might be thinking about global warming. Instead of religiously biased decisions, people might make decisions based on what is better for the environment.
Previous knowledge from books, newspapers, magazines and TV
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M$It would strengthen peoples' moral compasses - people make good choices when they base a decision on their own, unbiased, feelings of what the right thing to do is. Perhaps this is because they then feel somewhat responsible for the consequences, but they can lose touch with these feelings if they just follow set rules.
Most religions stem from the fact that we all have this natural moral compass, instincts of right and wrong, and over time people have tried to organize these natural instincts into beliefs, so that the right decision can always be made. The problem is that ideas lose their original meanings and as time passes they also become unquestionable. Then people are making decisions without even thinking about right or wrong.
I have nothing against religion, I just have no time for religious people who can't question their own beliefs - after all, questioning beliefs is how their religion started.
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And also I'm just saying there will alwys be dumb people in the world religion or not!!
Lily, what I'm saying is there are dumb people everywhere! Some who lack common sense and some who lack book smarts. I believe there are many very dumb religious people because they don't know how to think for themselves they take everything thier priest or rabbi or the bible too seriously, these are the people who are easy to brain wash, just like terrorist they are obvious morons who have been brain washed to think god wants them to blow up innocent people and thier reward will be going to heaven with 72 virggins awaiting them, the guy who brain washed him is a very smart guy such as bin laden, he gathers these idiots and that's how he gets them to do his dirty work, without religion our world would be much safer, no genocides no religious warfare, religion has too much power in the way people live and base thier lives, I beleive in god and I think as long as I beleive and be good to people that's all I need to do, I think religion should be left at beleif and not interfere with the way people live.
Lily,
a statement such as "People with religious tendencies majoritively have a lower IQ than non-religious people" really should be backed up with a source.
I am sure there are some out there.
It would be MUCH smarter - we all would.
People with religious tendencies majoritively have a lower IQ than non-religious people - IQ is DEFINITELY NOT the be all and end all of intelligence, but as an Atheist I'm not stupid enough to start a war for any imaginary being.
Safer and smarter, we'd all be better off ;)
Now based on that alone, feel that scripture bastardizes our ability to judge every situation as if comes. Maybe some people should die, some suffer, some be rewarded greater than others. Also, a great many atrocities have been carried out in the name of religion; the Crusades, Spanish Inquisition, the MANY cases of needless bloodshed in the Middle East-the list goes on.
Okay, but in short, it really would be more free will. I know people that treat every situation the same way, based on faith. That's wrong, and that's not just an opinion-- Different people live different lives, have different customs.
The world absent scripture and religion would ALSO; potentially be a very barbaric existence. Many people, especially in pre-history (so to speak) and early BC really lacked specific moral code. That's what scripture is to me- a handbook on how to not be an ***hole, but be a better person.
This is but one man's take on a very pointed question, the first I'm answering here.
My opinion only.
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M$Our way through life does not belong to us to direct as we please, as if we possessed absolute freedom. True God has given us a relative freedom within the bounds of his just laws and Scriptural principles. By going beyond those bounds we do injury to ourselves and to our relationship with him. By staying within those bounds and by permitting True God to direct our steps through his Word and we will be ‘wise in our future.’ The future will bring great blessings to us.
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Now for other decisions such as laws or who falls where on the social ladder, then honestly I think that laws may struggle a bit but the social ladder would be a lot different, I think people would be more excepted in their core state. I know the city I'm in is horrid. If you're not a christian then you're crap on someones shoe. Which is wrong.
Good question though, definetly made me think. :)
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Their is something inside each human being, I believe that is aware of many things and somehow our emotions, intellect and even our religion has no power over.
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This alone means that people will still make stupid choices. We would still have wars, we would still have the atrocities you see every day in the news. But it will be worse.
People making decisions based on their faiths and beliefs, can influence things in a good way, just as easily in a bad way.
Ask yourself this.
Do you want the mindless sheep of the world to exercise free will? Or do you want them to at least be led by somebody smart enough to abuse the power? Do you want that guy who needs gas money to think of his brother man first? Or do you want him thinking that he has a baseball bat in the trunk?
And well, I really have to address the Atheist issue. There are stupid atheists too. For every bible thumping moron of every faith, there is an equal number of faithless idiots. And for every genius who believes only in themselves and the tangible, there is a Preacher, Deacon, or Rabbi with an equal brainpan. The only true ignorance in that issue, is refusing to allow the other side to be equal.
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