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Originally Posted by Azure
Its no secret that religion has a lot to do with the conflicts throughout the world, but it seems a bit ignorant to think as people get smarter they will forsake their faith and follow science, or humanity for that matter.
I don't find science and religion mutually exclusive. Nor do I think we will ever 'prove' that God exists, or doesn't exist for that matter.
And I fully agree that religion for the most part is about having control....although I don't find anything about the Christian faith controlling.
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I don't believe that people will forsake ther faith, but 'their faith' will change, adapt, evolve. Since we are talking about an evolutionary process, it is not something that will take place overnight, or even in one generation.
Nature wastes nothing. Our material bodies break down, become ash and dust, and every atom is recycled. Perhaps a similar fate awaits our spiritual selves as well, and this process might be something that we come to call 'God' (as opposed to an entity sitting on a throne somewhere.)
The Christain faith in it's history is all about control, but I think it's best if we agree to disagree on that right from the outset.