Many self-serving religious types like to remind us that their religion is the foundation of our law our society and our ‘civilisation’ and that ‘decent’ moral standards are grounded in religion.
But is this so?
How much of a role has religion played in shaping our society?
And are religious doctrines responsible for our morality, values, laws and ‘civilisation’ or are these things simply born out of changing social dynamics and human evolution from which religion is simply a by-product?
But is this so?
How much of a role has religion played in shaping our society?
And are religious doctrines responsible for our morality, values, laws and ‘civilisation’ or are these things simply born out of changing social dynamics and human evolution from which religion is simply a by-product?