Do you see the end of religion in the near future?
Do you think Science will finally convince the brainwashed Christians/Muslims etc. or do you think that it will only get bigger?
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I don't see religion going anywhere. Even if we were to somehow come up with evidence that proves that there is no such thing as a god or gods (NOT something that simply discredits portions of the writings of one religion or the other, but something that proves that the very concept of a god is impossible)- the average layman doesn't have the educational background (or even the mindset necessary) to properly analyze and review the hypothetical experiment. Lacking understanding, for the layman, it's still a question of whether to place faith in scientists or religious writings and scholars. Science may be able to demonstrate things to be factually true, but a lot of the text in the writings of many religions "feel" true in a way that science generally doesn't- especially if one opts to take them metaphorically. Seeing an end to religion would all but require changing the layman, the average person, in a fundamental way. I somehow don't see that happening given culture and the comparative birth rates of different demographics. 1
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Personally, I feel like Christianity will die out as science gets more and more advanced. I think there will always be Extremists, though. This is generally my position as science continues to close the gaps the god of the Bible can still fester in. The larger question is can we stem the tide of Muslim ignorance and high birth rate before they accomplish their goal of complete subjugation of the civilized world. 1
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Nah. My statement is still valid. Or can you prove that God didn't start the process which lead to the creation of the universe as we know it? You must have a time machine to have been able to have information from that point in time. Why have you not presented your invention to society yet? You would be a verry rich man. 1
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"There isn't a god" is a very subjective viewpoint, in the absence of factual data either way. Science isn't (and hasn't ever) done anything to disprove the existence of a god or gods. Science has gone a long way to discredit and put to question specific writing associated with numerous religions, but that's another thing entirely. Assuming that all religious views are wrong because some specific writings are discredited is no more valid a position than assuming that all science is wrong because of, say, the whole brontosaurus fiasco. 1
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within a hundred years? within all honesty? I hate to say it, but probably not. I feel religion is a lot more persistent than you realize, eventually? yes, as will naturally come with evolution. Before, religions came and went, because religions were attached to societies with no capacity for global communication, religion could not spread on other parts of the planet. When the norse went, norse mythology went, same with every other ancient religion/mythology, now, every major religions exists in every parts of the world in pockets of various sizes, you could say that America is where Christianity is most dominant, but if America was wiped off the face of the planet, Christianity would still be around. The whole world is connected more so now, and mythology and superstition has gone global like everything else. Eventually I think we will rid ourselves of it, as we will evolve passed it, and the only reason I think it will last longer than a hundred years is from religion being passed down generation by generation, and this results in it's constitution. Religion will only end when it is not taught to the next generation, and the way religion will die out is by the means of accumulated detoriation over each gen. one hundred years contains three generations if we assume the average age of the next generation being born at age thirty of the last. I think it will take a lot more than 3 or 4 generations for religion to fully die out. This is just my opinion on this though. The end of religion? No. Maybe the end of particular religions, but even with those, I don't see them ending in the near future. Look at new religions like Scientology. It's just a little over fifty years old... and it's growing! Maybe science will one day have some very strong evidence that God doesn't exist, but people raised religious will likely just ignore it and continue on. No, I do not think religion will end anytime soon. My question is why can't science and religion coexist? Does there have to be only one or the other? I have not been convinced of this by anyone. I and a catholic yet I believe in evolution. is there anything wrong with that? What of the "creator" designed the evolving system so the creatures would evolve at a pace the world and their technology could handle? 1
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Unfortunatley, no. The human mind will always be prone to accepting faith in things that help them through an uncertain and cruel world, even if they know deep down that it doesnt add up to facts or reality, they just care that it gives them comfort. Penn Jillette put it best when he said that if modern day human civilization were to die out in the near future, and all modern day religions ceased to be, the next civilization would make up their own religions to worship. Basically although modern day religions such as Christianity, Islam, Judaism, etc. may die out in the near future, someone else would start a new dogma. History proves this, for example; there are not very many people nowadays that worship the Roman Gods, even though back in the day it was the majority belief in most of the world, however it eventually died out and a brand new minority religion (Christianity) grew in size and dominated most ofthe worlds populace. We see it now today too, polls show that more people everyday are leaving the christian faith, and there are new religions popping up such as scientology and mormonism. Although it is possible that organised religion will die out, the belief in a higher being will always be a comfort to the human mind when they live in an uncertain world in which they are afraid of and do not understand. 0
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