"Just think of the anarchy it would cause to have no religion and relying simply on human laws and it's code of moral and ethics,"
But relying on humans is how laws, codes, and morals have been created through out human history. Because all the religions of the world, and the doctrines within, are created my man. The only difference between a religious and a secular moral or law is the authority being claimed by the person who creates it
"you need something a little more powerful to maintain peace"
This is exactly the reason religions were created, and it is exactly the problem with them. Why is it better to believe that something is right because you are being scared into believing it is the "will of god", then for rational, thinking people to decide together what is right for their society? Why must we pretend these ideas have a divine source?
Religion was created as a way of maintaining power and control. When a Pharaoh or King claims that he is ordained by god, or professes to be god himself, it makes it easier maintain control of the people, and force the people to accept their will and laws. I would prefer not to be controlled by superstition.
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"Just think of the anarchy it would cause to have no religion and relying simply on human laws and it's code of moral and ethics,"
But relying on humans is how laws, codes, and morals have been created through out human history. Because all the religions of the world, and the doctrines within, are created my man. The only difference between a religious and a secular moral or law is the authority being claimed by the person who creates it
"you need something a little more powerful to maintain peace"
This is exactly the reason religions were created, and it is exactly the problem with them. Why is it better to believe that something is right because you are being scared into believing it is the "will of god", then for rational, thinking people to decide together what is right for their society? Why must we pretend these ideas have a divine source?
Religion was created as a way of maintaining power and control. When a Pharaoh or King claims that he is ordained by god, or professes to be god himself, it makes it easier maintain control of the people, and force the people to accept their will and laws. I would prefer not to be controlled by superstition.