Restating My "Religion Does Good" Post More Explicitly

[MaxWeiss]

That's quite a giant leap you are taking there. Yes, if god was taken away right this instant, it would have negative psychological effects. However, superstition has long reigned and in a few generations something new will have emerged, or some other socio political stronghold will have taken over and the masses would take pride in that, if superstition alone didn't take foot. Very, VERY likely, the not-too-distant future people would enjoy the same levels of happiness by other means. In the meantime, we will have eradicated one very large excuse for a plethora of unconscionable actions, and with any luck, brought the dialog about future actions closer to having reason and consequences being the primary and necessary factors.