@yuliana.varf I think it's too easy for an atheist like me or an agnostic like you. It's too easy just to show how bad a religion may be. We need to look also for the failed non-religious projects, like social Darwinism, communism. Isn't human rights-based democracy also in deep crisis now? Putin, Trump, Kaczynski, Orban...
How we build a society without a religion? What's new, better social glue? Especially with the current speed of technological innovations?
@assayer I apologize for my late reply.
Well, personally I don't believe in human rights-based democracy, it has never existed. No one actually cares about human rights protection, politicians just want to stay in power, pretending that they care about citizens and hiding their intentions by the words that sound good. I'm not sure if it can be changed and if it should be changed, since I have the opinion that idealistic politicians can bring even more harm than selfish ones.
As for religion, it is up to anyone to believe in God or not, but when people do believe they become more vulnurable and easier controlled and brainwashed by their government. Yes, religion has a power to unite society, but is a blindly believing crowd better than conscious individuals? And is turning to religion a good solution to current problems?