Topic > Relevance of Religion in Today's Society - 616

Is religion still relevant in today's society? Religions have always played a vital role between humans and society, especially in terms of what is good and appropriate in society . In the modern world, people have become increasingly dissociated from religion and spirituality. In the past, many mysteries were explained through deities and supernatural narratives taken from sacred texts such as the Bible and the Quran. On the other hand, science tries to explain everything through the scientific method and natural law. Science has made people disillusioned with the influence of religions and reality as the world is no longer unexplainable by magic but rather explained by scientific research. Atheism is the third most widespread belief in the world today; given this fact, does religion still have a role to play or is it something that we as humans have outgrown. With modern technology and the rapid advancement of science, it is easy to look back in history and point out the problems that religion had created in the past. the past (Violence, intolerance, ignorance, etc.) However, it must be kept in mind that reli...