“If you uncovered a secret so immense, as to bring down everything that the Vatican and churches around the world have preached and taught us for centuries… if you uncovered that Jesus was just an ordinary man, that the bible is an extravagant fabrication of lies… and you had the power and the voice to be heard by the world… would you reveal the truth? 

I suppose the point of the question is… religion has had and continues to have a very powerful hand at the way we live our lives today, whether we participate in one or not. Would the end of religion bring us chaos or would it bring us peace? Is man capable of handling such a truth or are our we stubborn fools by nature?”

I personally believe that it would bring chaos. Religion has lasted for far to long and has become such a foundation in society, that even the die hard atheist could not handle its removal. All way of life (at least in America) would become false, and we would be forced to change everything. As you said, we are stubborn fools by nature, we cannot change overnight; especially this society. Examples: What would be the point of having weekends off work if the “sabbath” was not an integral part of society? Important holidays in American culture would no longer exist, which would destroy certain industries within our economy. I imagine that almost any Christian that truly believes in God’s word would no longer have the will to live and would therefore either turn to anarchy or suicide. And though these might sound extreme, they present a realistic outcome to the nullification of religion.

Also, just think about daily life. You (anyone: believers and atheist) stub your toe and you say “OH MY GOD THAT HURT!”. Well, you’re going to keep saying that, even if you know God doesn’t exist, because that’s what we have been trained to say through social norms. Our society, ever since the Declaration of Independence, has been founded on institutionalized religion. Without, American society will crumble.

Great question C.!

Please give your opinions!