If you could choose one religion for the entire world, would you? And which one?

United States
July 6, 2009 8:23pm CST
If you had the power to decide that only one religion existed, or that everyone had the same beliefs, would you? If so, which religion would you choose for everyone?
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• India
9 Jul 09
if i had the power, i will let people live as they were. i will not let them be corrupted by god, prophets, saviours, holy books and dogmas. i will allow them to live in peace with one another. religions have always tried to divide humanity. best option is to have no religion. encourage people to be spiritually aware. to be aware of one's own self. that will not interfere with anybody's freedom.
@awapak (1275)
• Pakistan
9 Jul 09
Mind you the true religion never divides humanity but brings unity in all nations.It is not good to say that God,Prophets,saviors and holy books corrupt people,as you have said here.In fact we people have corrupted ourselves by neglecting the divine guidance which one God Almighty had arranged for us in shape of His Prophets and Holy Books.We have changed these books to get worldly benefits.The last divine book,the Holy Quran is the only divinely protected book in this world and not a single word has been changed so far for centuries.....And mind you we cannot be "spiritually aware" ourselves without divine guidance......Let's refer to it before we die and go to God Almighty empty- handed.......
• United States
9 Jul 09
Of course religion divides people, that's what it's for. Religion is fantastic at making someone feel that they are better that others. For instance, you said that Islam names polytheism as the most heinous of sins. Besides the fact that God apparently doesn't like it, there really isn't a good reason to despise polytheism, it's just inserted to create division between Muslims and polytheists. Why can't Islam be good without everything else being bad? Why can't it stand on it's own merits? Why can't it just be a good thing instead of the only thing that isn't bad?
• India
10 Jul 09
awapak, thanks for commenting. islam has certainly divided humanity as believers, dhimmis, kafirs etc. it has no problem with slavery. if these are not divisions created by islam, then by whom? this is just one classic example of it. other religions too have their own kind. if you believe your holy book to be the unchanged words of god, so be it. one of the earliest copies of quran which is found at samarkhand differs from the present version. so much for unchanged words of god. a spiritually aware humanity does not require god. one who is aware of his 'self' simply disappears and what remains is the pure truth, reality or god, one may call it by any name. but islam's monotheism do not even know this reality. no where in quran it is taught that man has to become aware of his self. instead just worship god. Pure ritualistic and superstitious in approach. while preaching One god concept it ends up practicing duality. this is what i found from my observations. and i am intelligent enough to recognise that. NefariousFox, you cited another good example to explain the "division". the last paragraph is really thought provoking.
@Bloggership (1104)
• Indonesia
20 Jul 09
Well i think i'll still choose not choose anything... Just let the peoples do what the best for them... And regarding your guys chat about Holy Books up there, modifications to each Books are always possible to do by humans... All Dogma's must good in descriptions too, to its believers i think...
@Ravenladyj (22904)
• United States
15 Jul 09
Would I? NO...I mean how arrogant is that to decide for EVERYONE what they should believe....thats not my place....and the truth is there ISNT any one religion to suit every single person in the world which is exactly why there are SO MANY different religions and paths out there..Not to mention the simple fact that I wouldnt want anyone to follow my personal path because #1 they arent me and #2 its PERSONAL...there isnt a single person in this world who walks the exact same path as me..its impossible..there are ppl who have SIMILAR beliefs as I do but thats as far as it goes..
• United States
13 Jul 09
I wouldn't choose a religion for the whole world.Religion is a personal choce. If someone chooses for you, then you aren't coming to it with all your heart. You are just following orders. I know if I were forced to follow a religion, I wouldn't be trully faithful. In fact I would look for a way to leave, if not physically , then emotionally.I would just go through the motions of the faith without putting my heart into it.Thus I would be lying to G-d And every one else.
@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
9 Jul 09
Hi Nefariousfox, I would rather live in a world with no religion at all, I believe they are all man made and cause problems. I would rather see people better educated and thinking for themselves rather than following a trend. I don't like to see people trying to enforce their religious beliefs on others or thinking they are right about their religion and persecuting others of a different belief which has happened throughout history in the name of religion, usually by someone using the beliefs of religious followers to enforce their own powers. If people follow a good code of behaviour that would be more beneficial than following a religion.
• India
7 Jul 09
yes, i would agree that no religion should be chosen. people these days are using religion only to separate,fight and exploit others and nothing else. this was not it was meant to be, so there is no point in trying to promote or highlight one religion. it is important for all of us to live in harmony and love each other.
• Thailand
7 Jul 09
Different religions have evolved in different cultures to fill the needs of the society of that culture. No one universal religion could fill this need in a community.
@Vaddiba (190)
7 Jul 09
No religion deserves to be chosen for the entire world. All religions have failed humanity. The only "religion" that should be practised is love based on genuine efforts to understand and to appreciate your fellow man. The major religions are based on self-interest and increasing their conversion rates. This effort to convert others sets up the potential for conflict, which is the very opposite of harmony and love. As an example of hypocrisy: the major religions do not have strong mutual respect and love for one another, so how can any of them be taken seriously when they talk about how loving their "god" is?
@adam1980 (516)
7 Jul 09
i would choose no religion at all as this way there would be nothing but politics to argue about