Most people have an immense fear of what is beyond this world, the uncertainty that surrounds death has been a source of wonder and curiosity forever, and their theories all mainly correspond to the religion they have chosen to follow. This is one of the main points of religion, and it dictates how some live their lives. Even though this could potentially give some the comfort of life after death, organized religion is a source of widespread violence and distance between people that should have less influence on the world in order to protect it from the issues it causes. Religion is a social institution in which a belief system and rituals are systematically arranged and formally established. Although there is a system of rules and patterns
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It would save countless lives, with massive wars being avoided if everyone could be caught to be more tolerant, accepting and that every person had their own separate ideas. This could potentially lead us into a better world, a world without hate and prejudice based off a book without known origins from thousands of years ago. It could also lead to having people be more comfortable with themselves and less afraid of being judged or attacked for not believing. Kids who show symbols of their faith are more likely to be targeted for bullying at school, and although it’s believed that the children bullying them are acting purely on misinformation and taught prejudices (“Considerations for Specific Groups”), these prejudices are not being unlearned as adults and it’s causing people to be unable to express themselves. This would be eliminated by taking social pressures off …show more content…
Both priests and ministers get paid moderately well, and there are a lot of jobs and work that goes into carrying out a sermon. Not to mention the amount of holy books that are sold, or religious buildings that are created. There is certainly a lot of money circulating around the topic, and although there isn’t a definitive way to recover the loss, the loss wouldn’t be detrimental, as people could find other jobs and the books and buildings would easily be covered by an excess in those
It would save countless lives, with massive wars being avoided if everyone could be caught to be more tolerant, accepting and that every person had their own separate ideas. This could potentially lead us into a better world, a world without hate and prejudice based off a book without known origins from thousands of years ago. It could also lead to having people be more comfortable with themselves and less afraid of being judged or attacked for not believing. Kids who show symbols of their faith are more likely to be targeted for bullying at school, and although it’s believed that the children bullying them are acting purely on misinformation and taught prejudices (“Considerations for Specific Groups”), these prejudices are not being unlearned as adults and it’s causing people to be unable to express themselves. This would be eliminated by taking social pressures off …show more content…
Both priests and ministers get paid moderately well, and there are a lot of jobs and work that goes into carrying out a sermon. Not to mention the amount of holy books that are sold, or religious buildings that are created. There is certainly a lot of money circulating around the topic, and although there isn’t a definitive way to recover the loss, the loss wouldn’t be detrimental, as people could find other jobs and the books and buildings would easily be covered by an excess in those