Oo, finally a post I can participate in. I've taken various classes on (roughly) this subject, and short answer, no, a world without religion can't really exist. Because basically, we (humans) are hardwired to be religious - it's just in our brains to seek out and engage in some form of religion or spirituality. Sure, there can be hardcore atheists out there, but for society as a whole, a form of agnosticism (and/or folk belief) is more common, outside of "institutionalized" religion that is. And if you expand your definition of "religious" a bit, you'll see that religion/ritual/belief is truly everywhere.
Religion and Marxism is something I've spent a long time thinking about. I do wonder what religion would like under socialism, and what it would truly mean to de-organize and "de-institutionalize" it. Because for so many religions, the "institution" is a natural part of it. All I know is that religion has to be there, in some form, and don't think throwing out all the old beliefs or making communism into a "religion" itself is the best course of action.
Oo, finally a post I can participate in. I've taken various classes on (roughly) this subject, and short answer, no, a world without religion can't really exist. Because basically, we (humans) are hardwired to be religious - it's just in our brains to seek out and engage in some form of religion or spirituality. Sure, there can be hardcore atheists out there, but for society as a whole, a form of agnosticism (and/or folk belief) is more common, outside of "institutionalized" religion that is. And if you expand your definition of "religious" a bit, you'll see that religion/ritual/belief is truly everywhere.
Religion and Marxism is something I've spent a long time thinking about. I do wonder what religion would like under socialism, and what it would truly mean to de-organize and "de-institutionalize" it. Because for so many religions, the "institution" is a natural part of it. All I know is that religion has to be there, in some form, and don't think throwing out all the old beliefs or making communism into a "religion" itself is the best course of action.