Debate The Death of Religion

Now, I think this is fair enough to start. Especially since Nitrous' god thread has gone on for so long. Before I start, I AM NOT SAYING "ZOMG ALL RELIGIONS MUST DIE". I am proposing that we, as a human race, are ready to move on from religion. Religion has been used for thousands of years as a method to control society. Primitive soiciety's that would believe the "priests" because they had nobody else telling them what to do or what they wanted to hear. It's much easier to believe in something than nothing. 2 examples of religion controlling society, in case you were wondering:

When the Aryans(inb4 racist, Hitler used them as a MODEL) first invaded India over 2000 years ago, they brought with them simple gods which are also known as Vedic gods. The Aryans were a very violent warrior race, and therefore weren't very intellectual. They're gods weren't well thought out such as the roman gods whom had many stories written about them. There was an Aryan god of Fire, Thunder, The moon, and others. The simplicity of these gods made it easier for the Indians to accept the religion. Then, the Aryans introduce the caste system as part of a "religious system" which behind the strings was to control society. You were born into a caste, which would decide the value of your life. There were 5 caste's, and the lowest, the untouchables; were only allowed to work at night because if a higher caste were to touch their shadow, they would become impure. Know you may be asking, what does this have to do with religion? Well, when the Aryan religion mixed with the religions of the Indus river valley, Hinduism was born. Hinduism is the main fuel behind the caste system. Hindus belive that if you lead a pure life, maybe in the next life you can move up a caste. So in essence, devote your life to what religion tells you, and you will be better off.

The second example may be easier for you to relate to. Catholicism. Now, I used to be christian, and I know that as a christian, you don't think that YOUR relgion could do anything "bad". That you are a more "modern" religion. Well, let's go back to the medieval times in Europe. A time where YOUR ancestors might have actualy experience it first hand. Have you ever wondered why the Noble classes/Monarchs were so closely linked to the church? Well, it is because they would tell the people who visited the church every Sunday that the Nobleman/Monarchs were there because that is where god wanted them to be. They also told them that if they disagreed with, or tried to overthrow the said individual, that they would go to hell.

Now back to the subject. John Lennon once proposed an interesting statement: "Christianity will go. It will vanish and shrink. I needn't argue with that; I'm right and I will be proved right. We're more popular than Jesus now; I don't know which will go first - rock and roll or Christianity." If you look at "rock and roll" as a figurative word for innovation, as at the time, the music style was just becoming popular. Then you can understand that what he was saying is religion, is holding society back through the protestation of innovation. Some examples of this are: Stem cell research, Abortion, Gay Marriage, the Middle east's innability to modernize, and many, many more.

So the debate here is, how much longer do you think that we, as a race must rely on religion? We have many advanced forms of government all over the world that control society very efficiently, and in my opinion, religion is no longer needed and is only a vehicle of destruction and a reminder of how ignorant our race is. If you do not think that religion will die, please explain why.

PS. After this thread I promise I will never ***** about somone's religious avatar/signature, or anything religious in halo 3 again. Given it gets some attention
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But my mine is more thought out.