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Does religion destroy or improve society?

Because many sociologists said religion is nothing , it only causes trouble or have nothing to do with society but in the other hand Durkheim said it bind our society.

What do you thing ? What religious is?
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hippyjoe1955 · 61-69, M
Humans are innately religious. Religion is simply what you believe and put your trust in. Modern society is no less religious than our distant ancestors who threw virgins into a volcano to appease the gods and bring rain. We may have changed our gods but we still have the same belief in the gods of our creation. The question we have to ask ourselves and it is a difficult question given our present gods tell us that things will always improve no matter how much damage we do to our society is simply this: Is our present society better or worse now that we have rid ourselves of the Christian God/ethos?