There would be something else for people to the point of war over. At least, religion is used as an excuse for war, and to justify war, though mostly war comes from greed (including new territories) or the desire for power, or a victimised group defending their rights and their territories.
So I don't really think that having no religions would stop wars and hatred, but if freedom of choice of religion was practised by all religious groups, allowing others to worship, or not, as they chose, then it may take a few years for people to find something else to fight over.
For a satire on how nonsensical it is to have a war because of different beliefs, read Johnathon Swift's satire, "Gulliver's Travels", where a war is fought over which end should be sliced off a boiled egg before being eaten.
RE: would world be better ,if.........?
There would be something else for people to the point of war over. At least, religion is used as an excuse for war, and to justify war, though mostly war comes from greed (including new territories) or the desire for power, or a victimised group defending their rights and their territories.So I don't really think that having no religions would stop wars and hatred, but if freedom of choice of religion was practised by all religious groups, allowing others to worship, or not, as they chose, then it may take a few years for people to find something else to fight over.
For a satire on how nonsensical it is to have a war because of different beliefs, read Johnathon Swift's satire, "Gulliver's Travels", where a war is fought over which end should be sliced off a boiled egg before being eaten.
Subtroppo Feb 9, 2011