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Religion is neither good or bad for society or in general. My thoughts are ... if there is a person that is " bad " or doing " bad " things, they would do the same acts if they were apart of a religious group or not.
Everyone should be able to have a choice and do or follow what we they follow. As long as they aren't hurting anyone, or some kinda cult..... It's all good and fine with me. Many religions have a lot of good teachings one can pick up lessons from.
What's most important is love and respect for each other.
Yes alright.
if it were not for religion maybe society's order would be very chaotic.
and if not for religion, freedom, equality and just prosperity can not exist for society.
it is a religion that guides us to live in harmony and peace.
It is good.because this time society is an important part of our life.we cannot live in the society without the believe of religion
It depends, it is bad when it becomes the perfect excuse to commit terrible acts against other people, but it is very good when it is taken as the right path and gives people peace and hope.
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I think as soon as it stops being something living and starts being something rigid, and about laws and salvation and condemnation is the moment it starts being very bad indeed for society.
Good and bad. It was very bad in the dark ages,possibly causing man kind millions of deaths due to ignorance of medicine and setting mankind back due to technological advances shunned to do myths. Now it is a double edged sword. It can give many comfort and direction in trying times. But is still causing people to doubt science in the face of global warming. And the cause of radical hatred of fellow man.
I feel it is good on and individual and communal level, but we have yet to learn to truly love our fellow man and listen to facts for it to help society.
i as a matter of fact can neither say religion is good or bad for the society this is because everyone has a different interpretation of their religion to some people religion is a way to keep right while to some its a pathway to a better afterlife and some other set may see it as something else that is why the world is the way it is today so i can neither say its been good or bad to the society but if i were to decide i would it has done more good than harm thanks for this opportunity to express my self
I would say bad. Just listen to the arguments of Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens and Daniel Dennett and how every religious person they argue with bites the dust.
Religion in this generation is bad!!!
Most of the mayhem happening this days is as a result of politically influenced beliefs that has been preached by religion institutions.
Way back Religion was use to protect the people in the society from issues caused by politics so over time the people began to place their unreserved trust in religions and religion leaders.
Upon seeing this, the religion leaders were now enticed to speak in favour of bad politicians and their fake deceitful agendas.
Now we dont even know who to trust anymore!!!
I support DECENTRALIZATION of everything in the society including religious and politics
I would say Good religion is critically important for society, bad religion is harmful.
Personally it's bad. Considering my country, Nigeria where we have churches and mosques than schools you would think it's peaceful as more than 90% of the population is either christian or Muslim. But this is far from the truth, the insurgency faced in the north due to activities of Boko Haram can be traced back to religion. Believe me religion is the problem we have in Africa. It has eaten deep to the extent that any slight problem or setback either domestic or any other faced by a regular African is termed 'spiritual' therefore feeling the need to consult with religion clerics who in turn take advantage of their ignorance to enrich their own pocket. It has also made people lazy to find realistic solution to problems, they instead rely on 'prayers'. Take religion away from Africa and see it blossom
Religion is very good for the society, in which if practiced well, and in the right manner, without fanatics and ignorance helps to groom a united society.
Religion is more or less a law or rule (constitution) that binds/ guides the citizens of a particular country (doctrine).
hi @thepassenger In my perspective, religion is very influential both for human beings such as my religion which teaches the good for all creatures on earth, in line with the opinion of Rahmatan lil 'alamin Religion means Islam is a religion that brings grace and welfare for all the entire universe, including animals, plants and jin , let alone fellow human beings. In accordance with the word of Allah in Surah al-Anbiya verse 107 which reads, "And We sent not you, but to be a mercy to the worlds." Islam forbids man to be arbitrary against the creatures of Allah, just look at the words of the Prophet as contained in Hadith narrated al-Imam al-Hakim, "Who arbitrarily kills birds, or other animals smaller than that, then Allah will ask accountability to him ". The bird has the right to be slaughtered and eaten, not killed and thrown. Is it so beautiful Islam is not it? With animals alone should not be arbitrary, especially with humans. Imagine if people understand and practice the teachings of Islam, it will be really beautiful and peaceful this world.
Religion can be bad, but spirituality is not. There must always be a balance in everything.
I think religion can be a good and bad thing. I'm personally not religious and don't believe in it; I imagine this will make my argument a little biased.
I do however respect peoples views. If being religious helps them, to be a better person then good for them. I think especially in the third world it gives them a little hope to keep going.
I do feel as a species we would be further, if religion hadn't held us back in medicines especially. It has also caused so many wars and conflicts, that I do sometimes wonder.
I think it was originally meant to be a good thing but has become twisted by some.
I think religion is bad because it causes disunity and hatred. The world is in crisis because of religion in the society, each religion with deferent believe,impacting negative thought to individuals.
Religion is good as long ad it teachs well about unity and tolerance.. It helps build a good society.
I was baptized as a Roman Catholic. I became an atheist because of religion. I found it so bad for the society for people is using it as an excuse for doing bad things because they will just be "forgiven" if they confess to a priest.
My answer is that religion is good for society.
For me, religion is the main and absolute thing. because religion is the purpose of human life. A man who does not believe in a religion is a person who has no purpose, as he does not know where and to whom he will complain which in the end he will die without knowing to heaven or hell he.
discuss about religion is very sensitive, hopefully we can keep each other and tolerance to a religion.
That's a "question for the ages," really.
In answering, I think it's important to clearly distinguish between "religion" and "faith."
To me "religion" is an entirely Human construct; a set of rules and parameters created by PEOPLE, behind which those people practice their faith... almost like "nations." On the other hand "faith" is our individual relationships with a higher power or "the Universe" or whatever we think brings some semblance of meaning and order to our existence.
From those definitions, I would say that religion is mostly BAD for society because of a couple of things: One, by being part of a religion, people tend to abdicate personal responsibility and accountability for doing bad things to group-think (not GOD, group-think!) and two, by declaring yourself part of "a religion" there's often attendant doctrine that makes everyone else in the world somehow wrong as a result of which we end up with religious wars... or wars that — ultimately — can be tracked back to being "about religion." As in "If you don't think like us, we kill you!"
The positive aspects of religion is that it can serve as a control mechanism to keep "unruly mob thinking" in check.
Now, "having faith" is an awesome thing... but it exists independently of religion. Think about it: People of ALL religions have faith even while beating the snot out of each other in the name of their religions!
=^..^=
I believe it really depends on the person and his/her intentions, because there are a lot of people who use religion as an excuse for justying terrible acts, but there are also a lot of people who do some amazing things in the name of their religion. Faith is something that can really move someone either in a good or bad direction, but I think it can really be a source of strength to others, and that's really helpful in nowadays society when we often find ourselves feeling discouraged.
To me religion should be something that unites people and doesn't divide them.
They say "Religion is the belief in an eternally-alive, that a mind and a divine will that rules the universe and is a moral bond with humanity.:" ... but in fact religion is the human reaction to be alive and in time to die, or is an unconscionable amount which prevents us from freely exercise our skills.
I say that true religion is the life we lead, we live, not the Bible we declare. Religion is the only power before which you can leave without debasing yourself.
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primero deben saber que religión significa forma de adoracion.... y sta puede ser buena o mala según el enfoque que le de cada quien... y la seriedad que le den a esta... basandose en sus normas y principios
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Religion is good when it encourages people to do good and live harmoniously with other people of different religions in the society and it can be bad if the religion seeks dominance, power and wealth over the other institutions of the world.