Religion forged ethics, laws, and cultures that curbed tribal violence and sparked charity on a global scale. Ditching it ignores how secular regimes racked up worse body counts in its place.
Plus, it provides a shared narrative that gives people genuine purpose. When you rip out that foundational meaning, society just replaces it with hyper-polarized political cults instead.
I agree. Yet virtue also emerges from reason and dialogue, from asking questions, testing rules, and forming shared agreements beyond sacred decree.
I agree. A different angle: religion built community through ritual; art and wit refine ethics more gently, often more lasting than state decrees.
I agree. Yet virtue flows from reason and nature, not creed alone; duty and justice bind us to all humans beyond sects.
