text: what would it be like if there was no religion?, would the world be a better place to live?   interesting question.  sure there would have been far less wars, but then again both world wars had nothing to do with religion. there wouldn't have been any witch burnings, but people would still have been hung, or tortured or killed for stealing to survive or for looking at a monarch the wrong way.  sure you wouldn't have people knocking at your door hoping to shove the bible or whatever down your throats. instead you'd probably get some scientist trying to verify his theory about where the world came from, and how we really are floating on the back of a giant turtle! there would be less murder, but would there be less compassion? less rasicsm? not by much.   the annoying thing about religion is, we need it. there are those amognst us who don't, but the majority do. without it people wouldn't live as long, wouldn't be as happy, life would have no purpose, no meaning, those who seek the easy answer would never find it.   the idea of god is a great one, and his main message is pretty good too. the only problem is all the other shit that gets mixed up with it, people are human, and humans are corrupt, therefore there will always be those who will use religion as a way of controling, or surpressing, or going to war.   but people have survived thanks to religion, if you ask the question would there be anarchy and sin ruling the world without religoin, my answer would be slightly different...but you didn't ask that, so...in answer to this question. no i don't think the world would be a better place without religion. but i don't think it would be choas. it would just be slightly worse.