If the govt were to promote atheism and denounce religion, it
would put Singapore in alot of danger as all religions are treated
as "sacred" worldwide and given excessive respect. >Most<
first-world countries shun the subject of religion because people
get touchy or agitated when their faith is challenged.
Sadly, more than half of the world's population conform to one of
the three Abrahamic religions, and imagine if they were to revolt
against a certain government, it would most surely be crushed, it's
members assasinated or killed brutally by outright bombings.
Religion serves a purpose, to give hope and motivate people. Even
if we intellectuals understand the implausibility of most
religions, many don't. These people will live happily, in their
fantasy world, equipped with false knowledge yet they contribute to
the country by working and paying taxes. When they get retrenched,
they are still delusively joyful, thinking its part of someone's
plan to improve themselves, and strive to find another job
asap.
I understand your concern, and I personally think religion creates
a breeding ground for fanatical and extremist belief. Religions
people are much more likely to be cheated or brainwashed by
probably a high-ranking person of their religion, if he was an
extremist himself.
It's nowhere within the government's powers to stop such events,
and even if they tried, the controversy will lead to their certain
demise. Thus, it is up to us, civilians to spread knowledge and
promote rationale thinking. Our friend, january sets a fine example
for the rest of the Singapore population.
PS: I don't think we should spread Atheism, because Atheism denies
the existance of god irregardless of w/e religion. We should not
assert what we do not know. Nobody knows the truth behind
existance, nobody knows why we exist. (only people delude
themselves with a false answer).
thanks for your post, seems good...
i agree with the part that promoting atheism may create backlash
from international countries which may affect our economy and
political relationships...
secondly, it not only religion that create terrorists that i see
as the problem.. terrorism may not be solely caused by existence of
religion and the buidling. its just that false beliefs create many
problems in life to well being of human beings... it impedes
progress of humanity.
perhaps atheism should be spread through civil groups... until
many people are atheists are...finally.. then will govt step out of
its closeted atheists stance.
