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Should we all be atheists?

Neither side has really pushed itself imto victory. God is a possibility as we all know, but if everybody was an Atheist would the world be a much better place? What do you think?

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2 points

Religious wars and religious intolerance would not exist.

Side: Yes
wardogninja(1789) Clarified
1 point

Religion did not cause all wars and people just use it as an excuse for intolerance. I will not say that the history of religion is spotless, but you are kidding yourself if you think the world would be a better place without any religion.

Side: Yes
GuitarGuy(6096) Clarified
2 points

I never said religion caused ALL wars... only religious wars... which usually occur due to religious intolerance. Would the world be a better place if religion never existed? I don't know, but if everyone were to become athiest now... it just might improve. To be honest, I don't even think people should be athiest. Agnosticism seems like the most logical choice to me.

Side: Yes
Centifolia(1319) Disputed
1 point

Religion was never the reason for war. It was only there to support it. It was the leaders corruption that starts war.

Side: No
GuitarGuy(6096) Disputed
1 point

Religion was the basis of many wars.

Side: Yes

Isn't kardishaism a religion,where they worship an ugly nobody

Side: Yes
Centifolia(1319) Clarified
1 point

Whats your point?

Side: Yes

Who would we argue with? ;)

Side: No
2 points

We would all end up worshiping celebrities,they would be in all the papers,magazines and all over the net,wow couldn't live in that world,Hollywood as heaven.

Side: No
2 points

Everyone should be agnostic. Seriously, it's basically nothing more than being honest. You can believe what you want as long as you know that you don't know.

Side: No
1 point

Neither side has really pushed itself imto victory. God is a possibility as we all know,

;) I'm sure some people know what I'm was going to say.

but if everybody was an Atheist would the world be a much better place? What do you think?

No, the world would not be a better place with everyone being atheists. Some of the worst killers and genocidal maniacs in history were atheistic; some of the worst killers and genocidal maniacs in history were religious. People are the problem, which means that nothing is going to change.

Side: No
1 point

No, the world would not be a better place with everyone being atheists. Some of the worst killers and genocidal maniacs in history were atheistic; some of the worst killers and genocidal maniacs in history were religious.

I see. Now with the basis you have set up your argument is that genocidal, infanticidal, or any type of unjust form of mass murder is unavoidable because of human nature? Are you saying that humanity cannot change it's ways?

Side: Yes
lolzors93(3225) Disputed
1 point

Not necessarily mass murder. Humanity has always been evil and will always be evil.

Side: No

Obviously not. If we all should be, we all would be. Since we are not it's evident that we can't all see eye to eye.

Side: No
2 points

Indeed I understand your argument. The reason I am proposing this is for multiple reasons:

1) Everybody is born as a non believer.

2) I feel as if it is one less form of discriminatory references.

3) Other topics in Government can be discussed without the repercussion of religion such as polygamy or gay marriage.

4) Seeing eye to eye will be more common. Other topics of course shall arise but as a massive body of persons we can further relate to one another, and possibly have a better unity as a populace.

However, Quocalimar, your sentiment is one to be regarded for your claim is legitimate. I only ask you this.

In you opinionated viewpoint, do you think humanity could have achieved more if religion did not exist? Do you think our morality would have been improved or the affairs with bureaucrats in office would bring more liberty to the public?

Side: Yes

In you opinionated viewpoint, do you think humanity could have achieved more if religion did not exist?

Certainly. I imagine there would have been less roadblocks to freedom, and less trouble getting to the present, and most likely less discrimination.

Do you think our morality would have been improved or the affairs with bureaucrats in office would bring more liberty to the public?

I don't think morality would have changed at all. Originally morality was placed in the hands of deity so that people felt like they had to act a certain way to please said deity, but the deity didn't literally tell people this, people made it up. So the morals of today are made by people, and projected onto deities. Without them, the morals would have still been made they just would have been projected onto whoever was able to spread them.

Side: Yes

Islam say's we are all born muslim's,and if you convert,they call it revert,as on reverting back,that is why muslim's think if you aren't with us,your a christen.Atheism hasn't a god yet,science is still looking.All religious No are in decline,so to become an athiest from western religion you need to revert to islam and denounce allah,WALLAH

Side: No
1 point

If we were, what would all the kooks on CD fight about?

Side: No

It would seem as if we would argue over several different things with slightly more efficiency for the barrier of religion would not oppress against polygamy or gay marriage. People can argue with logical reasoning.

Side: No
1 point

I think that if we all thought the same thing about where we come from, we wouldn't be human. Would the world be better without religion? No.

if, for example, we all looked exactly the same, the world should not have any more prejudice or discrimination because of appearance, right? It would be a better place, just because we would have less differences among us, right? But looking exactly the same doesn't mean we would be better people. In fact, I'm sure we would still discriminate about he way we dress, talk, walk, etc.

So, in the end, looking the same wouldn't make that much of a difference.

The same thing happens with atheism. If we all thought the same about one thing, we would find other differences and other things to divide us because in the end we are the same people. Atheism wouldn't neither fix that nor make it better.

So no, we shouldn't all be atheists because it wouldn't change a thing about anything.

Side: No

Atheism works for some but not for everyone. My belief is an important part of my life.

Side: No

Nope. Your belief never mattered in eyes of an honest man.

Side: No
1 point

I'm going to say no, though I do think if religion was gone everyone would be happier. But for the time being, you can't convert people to your beliefs ( or lack of.) Freedom of speech/ religion everyone, remember this.

Besides, you said "God is a possibility, we all know." No, some people will tell you 'I know God does not exist, I am certain.'

But in any case, yes I think we should all be, but it is a view, trying to impose such a thing on to other people would be wrong.

Side: No
1 point

Atheism acts like there is no evidence for God (when they know there obviously is, at least in some shape or form), and proclaim no existence because of "lack of evidence", and so NO! People, mankind, ought to come up with their own conclusions, after being born into X, Y, Z, to configure within themselves whatever believe in.

Atheism is like saying "I don't believe there is a God, though I know there could be something, and yet I will not say that there is one or not."

And least it's better than being Agnostic saying "I don't know because no one knows for sure, and so I don't know and no one know for sure and so why believe in ANYTHING?" LOL

Side: No
1 point

We have are own opinion so we choose what we believe in.

Side: No

As an Atheist, I think it would be nice if everyone else was too. But I do not think it is necessarily right to push it upon everyone. For many people religion is very important, and not all theists are "bad". The world would not be a much better place, there will always be people who have different beliefs about things, whether they are religious or not. So there will always be conflict. All of us being Atheists would solve nothing, because our beliefs outside of religion would still remain the same.

Side: No