Oh alright. But you can't take away the fact that science and technology has enabled the life expectancy of people to rise. People today live more than twice as long, on average, as those in the Middle Ages. People are probably much less religious now than the ones used to be in the Middle Ages. Isn't that something to ponder about?
Science is good.
People are probably much less religious now than the ones used to be in the Middle Ages.
The 20th century was probably the most violent and bloody in history.
Anyway, you have to define what religion is.
Is it an attempt to appease supernatural forces through various rituals for purpose of obtaining material benefits? That is superstitution and that is bad.
Is it an attempt to control others for personal aggrandizement? That is bad.
Is it a recognition that there is an absolute, universally recognized set of morals and a power beyond the material to which we must account. That's good. And true.
Luke 181. Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.
2. He said: "In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared about men.
3. And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, `Grant me justice against my adversary.'
4. "For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, `Even though I don't fear God or care about men,
5. yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won't eventually wear me out with her coming!'"
6. And the Lord said, "Listen to what the unjust judge says.
7. And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off?
8. I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?"