Some scholars have been arguing that a civilizational clash between organized religions is the next step in human history.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
We may be sure that out of the ruins of our capitalist civilization a new religion will emerge, just as Christianity emerged from the ruins of the Roman civilization.
In the long term we can hope that religion will change the nature of man and reduce conflict. But history is not encouraging in this respect. The bloodiest wars in history have been religious wars.
We've got to find ways of confronting the issues that divide - and at the heart of cultural issues, you often find religions.
Religion has for too long been placed on the back burner of history, when it may be one of the driving forces in history.
The great myth that many social scientists want to encourage is that there is an incompatibility between modern technology and traditional religion. This is absolute nonsense. If anything, it's the reverse.
I believe all religions are becoming obsolete, clinging to ancient concepts.
Our civilization is now in the transition stage between the age of warring empires and a new age of world unity and peace.
Religion often partakes of the myth of progress that shields us from the terrors of an uncertain future.
Each religion, by the help of more or less myth, which it takes more or less seriously, proposes some method of fortifying the human soul and enabling it to make its peace with its destiny.
It's unlikely that the organized religions will get more sectarian... or is it? I am not at all sure.