Religion - Would the world be better off without it.

[Diver]

I’m not into tribalism or any irrational beliefs or practices held by a human community, but if people enjoy watching football and it doesn’t affect me, then good on them. I think what religion you support is heavily influenced by ones environment and upbringing, for instance if you are American chances are you will worship baseball, and if Iranian executing Westerners, etc. They all serve the same basic human desires and needs, and just express it in slightly different ways.

American is second choice then

[BrowneIssue]

Unfortunately it wasn't a pun. I meant reins.

I know! That's why it is so funny!

[NotAllThere]

What about the option for disorganised and non-dogmatic religion.

I'd really like you join my religion. But if you don't want to, I won't force you. You can go to Hell.

[BoredBloke]

If there was no religion then there would be no Christmas. So no! For all the wars, death and suffering it has caused to countless millions of people I think religion is a good thing as once a year we get to celebrate the birth of some bloke over 2000 years ago on the 25th Dec. We get presents and eat ourselves to bursting point and give thought to all those who are not as fortunate as ourselves, including the starving in Africa, while we scrape a small mountain of food into the dogs If there was no religion then there would be no Christmas. So no. For all the wars, death and suffering it has caused to countless millions of people I think religion is a good thing as once a year we get to celebrate the birth of some bloke over 2000 years ago on the 25th Dec. We get presents and eat ourselves to bursting point and give a thought to all those who are not as fortunate as ourselves, including the starving in Africa, while we scrape a small mountain of food into the dogs bowl.

We also we get to celebrate his death and rising again by eating chocolate, delivered by an egg distributing rabbit an a different day each year depending on where the moon happens to be.

[BrowneIssue]

... Christmas ... Easter ...

And don't forget the Harvest Festival, where tins of own-brand Baked Beans and Fray Bentos canned meat pies are gathered in from the fields for the benefit of privately-run old people's homes.

[Bright Spark]

No religion would mean less public holidays = more chargeable days
to invoice client .

[wobbegong]

Religion is just a question of who's got the best imaginary friend.

[BoredBloke]

And don't forget the Harvest Festival, where tins of own-brand Baked Beans and Fray Bentos canned meat pies are gathered in from the fields for the benefit of privately-run old people's homes.

Ahh harvest festival - simply wouldn't be the same if cans had a use by date. These people fought in the war so that I could give them old packets of Birds instant custard.

[KathyWoolfe]

If religion didn't exist someone, somewhere, would invent it

[SueEllen]

Ahh harvest festival - simply wouldn't be the same if cans had a use by date. These people fought in the war so that I could give them old packets of Birds instant custard.

I use to give them tins of spam as a child.

I recently discovered that some of those people who were around in the world war actually like it.