Religions - Your Opinion

[IceColdPillow]

Well religion, I believe that religion is the basis for independence. While I'm not on being one of those christian snobs who preach their sole ownership of what is right [or those Athiests who nag how religion ruins the world], I am saying that religion is actually a prime example of how far civilizations have come. A world without religion and faith and choice, is a dull, monotonous and downright scary world. BUT,there is a thin line that religion and faith has crossed throughout history, forcing those to believe their god, it must be a choice. A mans religion should be between a man and his god [or lack therof], not based on what some church or group demands you too.

On the other hand,take away the choice of religion in general outright,by having no faith at all, you risk losing individualism and choice.,For example, take in 1984 by George Orwell, a book about a totalitarian regime, there is no religion or really independence. Also, look at really any futuritic based play, movie , or book, where religion is gone, everything is the same and science dominates while the faith is gone.
Self admittedly, I'm very conflicted between faith and no-faith, but it is that idea that i can choose whatever i want is why I believe that religion should be an optional part of our lives.

Now, science vs religion. This has been a battle for as long as man could think. Religion[lets use christianity as an example since this pertains to them mostly] believes that God made everything, everything was made for a reason, the universe, the air you breath. Science on the other hand, denies the existence of a god by showing proof that things happen in nature, without a godly force. But, the true conflict comes down to our origin, the beginning of our universe. Where science cannot explain any further, does religion take off and proclaim that God made the universe, hmmm? Thats where I believe both co-exist maybe? Basically, in my opinion, religion and science say the same thing, just in different languages. Both are dependent upon one another to answer and disprove what the other says, it will be a never ending battle.

Whoa, i rambled haha sorry if something dosen't make sense in that haha

[OnOneRyder]

I personally don't think that science needs religion, nor does religion need science. I feel they're totally independent of one another. Religion tries to explain that which science has not yet been able to explain, or that which conflicts the supposed occurrences in the bible. Science however, fundamentally is completely unbiased. Yes there are occasions where you have extremely biased scientists making wild theories based on their personal opinions, but I think for the most part they're trying to do the same thing. Work out all the questions using evidence provided for us by time and the past, working it out for the purpose of advancement. Religion is stuck on the past, and while I don't think it's entirely catastrophic to a society I feel that it's unnecessary due to problems it causes. It clouds minds, causes selfish actions and hinders the advancement of our species.