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In my opinion the biggest problem facing our nation is a lack of interest in education. By education I do not simply mean school, but rather any means of obtaining worthwhile knowledge. Any society that stigmatizes the "intellectual elite" and promotes willful ignorance is doomed to failure.
I would say that it is. The two genre's address a myriad of the same questions but in different ways, something important for a balanced understanding. I also think that with fiction we have a way to explore our hopes dreams and imagination. Just as nonfiction allows us to satiate our intellectual curiosities in the realms of reality.
It is true that religion, much like nationalism, has done a great deal to unite early societies. I believe that at one time religion had a place. It created empires, it promoted learning, and it built a moral guide that made large scale societies practical.
But those days are gone. No longer do we need (a) god(s) to punish or reward, we have social structures for that. Most people would agree (I hope...) that a real understanding of our surroundings is essential to our survival as a species. Empires too have become an outdated idea in a time when the need for GLOBAL unity is so obvious. As for the matter of morals, we have the social sciences, and yes, philosophy, to answer these questions.
We have taken the best and worst parts of religion and expanded upon them, now the challenge is to keep the best and discard the rest.
So in short, yes the time for religion has ended. The time for science, reason, and social responsibility, is at hand.
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