Modern evils having roots in religion, isn't it becoming burden for society?
By holylotus
@holylotus (39)
India
February 5, 2007 10:13am CST
We see these days that evils like terrorism , foeticide etc have become a burden and an unnecessory cause of violence on the planet. But what we don't see is that religion of all the things is solely responsible for all this. So in this age when being an atheist makes you an outcast and amoral person .. isn't it the way to go?
2 responses
@MrNiceGuy (4141)
• United States
5 Feb 07
You are forgetting all the good that comes from religion, the people that find belonging (not to mention the potential eternal life), friends, support, morals, etc.
Churches do a lot of good in the world, so there is plenty of good in religions.
@Ravenladyj (22904)
• United States
5 Feb 07
Thats true.....when handled properly religions do a lot of good in the lives of some without a doubt...unfortunately it is abusers of mainstream that tend to be in the forefront and that do cause all the problems, hatred etc etc in the world....The ones that have no respect for others, the ones that have such low self esteem and hatred for difference and individuality are the ones that give any religion a bad wrap....You are right though, there can be alot of wonderful things to be had by believing in "something" though of course flip of the coin, NOT believing in "something" has its benefits too...
@trinihd (996)
• United States
5 Feb 07
There's a very enlightening inteview in this month's National Geographic (February, 2007) that might give you the answer you need. In short, a Dr. Collins, who worked on the Human Genome project, a non-atheist (i.e. a believer), explains very eloquently that religion is NOT responsible for the evils in our society but rather man is, because of our actions. Dr. Collins said (and I loosely paraphrase here) we cannot condemn love because of an abusive marriage (or relationship....) any more than we can condemn religion because of the insane things that zealots claim to be doing in the name of religion. I definitely recommend reading the interview. Dr. Collins is truly inspired and inspiring.
