[prog2djent]

Ok, lets say they was some sort of machine that, at the push of a buttom, sent a pulse around the world that mean nobody knew what Christianity, Islam, Judasm, and any other deistic religion was wiped from memory, all texts would materialise etc etc, and you had the opportunity, only you, would you press this button?

State reasons.

Edit: For the 3rd option, there should it should be "I'd get someone else to do it, responsibility wouldn't be mine."

[ZA.1]

No, I would not press the button.

[kaboon-supreme]

no

[prog2djent]

(Original post by ZA.1)
No, I would not press the button.

How come?

[PinkMobilePhone]

No. Who am I to decide that people shouldn't believe? It's not my call to make such a choice, nor is it anybody else's. For the risk of throwing a pun out there, it would be like playing God.

[Drewski]

Even if it were pressed it would be replaced by something else with the exact same end results. Human nature is to seek an answer and a lot of people decide that science is inadequate/wrong.

[Old Father Time]

Well, being a Roman Catholic, I don't think I would. My religion has provided most of my values in life, and also my education. I also like being able to feel spiritually connected and part of a community that all share similar theological ideas. That is something special to me.

However, I know that religion has brought a lot of pain and suffering to the world, and caused a lot of differences and pain between people, so for that reason, I would have to consider it. I genuinely don't know.

[lolipanda]

yeah, i'd do it, just to see what would happen and how it would change things. being an atheist myself, it wouldnt affect me much.

[JollyGreenAtheist]

No.

I think religion is daft beyond measure, but firstly, I believe everyone should be able to believe whatever they like. Secondly, I doubt it would make a jot of difference. Humans like to divide themselves and get fanatical over nonsense. The blood that religion has spilt would be spilt in equal measure by divisions along class, political, race or gender lines.

[SnoochToTheBooch]

**** yeah, absolutely, the world doesn't need that dark ages bull****. stupid people would start killing each other once they had no reason to behave themselves anymore, but hopefully they'd wipe each other out.

[Cannotbelieveit]

Religion is the source of so many of the worlds problems. Plus in the Modern World, religion is becoming increasing out of date and irrelevant due to scientific advances.

[kingme]

(Original post by PinkMobilePhone)
it would be like playing God.

enjoyed that one.


To quote the great philosopher Yeezy, "No-one man should have all that power."

New question - If there was a big button to make every person believe in God??????????

[prog2djent]

(Original post by Drewski)
Even if it were pressed it would be replaced by something else with the exact same end results. Human nature is to seek an answer and a lot of people decide that science is inadequate/wrong.

No,

We have reached such a level of advancement (compared to when the major religions were invented) that it would be very, very unlickely another is made, and given the scale, religion take centuries to get a big foothold, and that is even more time for development, religion would be wiped out in any advanced nation, all people are born atheist anyway, and combine that with an advanced society.

[Muscovite]

Yes absolutely. religion is a cancer of the mind

[prog2djent]

(Original post by PinkMobilePhone)
No. Who am I to decide that people shouldn't believe? It's not my call to make such a choice, nor is it anybody else's. For the risk of throwing a pun out there, it would be like playing God.

You aren't not deciding whether they believe, they will have no cocept of belief.

[Muscovite]

(Original post by kingme)
enjoyed that one.


To quote the great philosopher Yeezy, "No-one man should have all that power."

New question - If there was a big button to make every person believe in God??????????

To quote the great author Oscar Wilde: "Quotation is a servicable substitute for wit"

[PinkMobilePhone]

(Original post by prog2djent)
You aren't not deciding whether they believe, they will have no cocept of belief.

of course you are. you've made that choice for them. You've taken away their free will to believe or not to believe.

[Sly Blade]

Yes, solely to see what would take its place.

[Drewski]

(Original post by prog2djent)
No,

We have reached such a level of advancement (compared to when the major religions were invented) that it would be very, very unlickely another is made, and given the scale, religion take centuries to get a big foothold, and that is even more time for development, religion would be wiped out in any advanced nation, all people are born atheist anyway, and combine that with an advanced society.

I'd like to believe that, but I don't think it's true or realistic.

[prog2djent]

(Original post by JollyGreenAtheist)
No.

I think religion is daft beyond measure, but firstly, I believe everyone should be able to believe whatever they like. Secondly, I doubt it would make a jot of difference. Humans like to divide themselves and get fanatical over nonsense. The blood that religion has spilt would be spilt in equal measure by divisions along class, political, race or gender lines.

So lets say those 5 things you identify, lets say they were a cancer, and the context of which you associate and suggest, they are a cancer, they are negative, you wouldn't even attempt to eradicate 1 of them.

Religiously correct (just a synonym I've made for politically correct, since I hate that word) atheists like you grind my gears, I honestly think it is just pretentiousness and wanting to be a minority, a contrarian.