Religion is a set of beliefs, attitudes, and practices around what a person considers holy or spiritually meaningful. For me, religion has a certain meaning, as it does for most people. I realize that the principles that religion promotes are a universal language of morality that allows people of different cultures to interact with each other. To begin with, it is worth saying that religious principles are the universal basic ideas of a person about the correct structure of society and life (OpenStax, 2015). Therefore, this is precisely how people imagine an ideal world.
It is based on these views’ humanity has created various social institutions that are built on these basic principles. Thus, if they disappear, then several scenarios are possible. The first, and most likely, is that people will interact to some extent based on these religious principles. However, they will be less categorical and mandatory. This is because people build social institutions around these principles because they are striving to conform to the righteousness of religious life, for which there will be some reward. In the absence of these principles, people will organize society on moral rules that are more flexible and less strict. Accordingly, negative consequences are possible in contrast to the world’s current understanding and society.
I agree with this statement since humanity has built its fundamental principles of society throughout history based on religion. Religion controls human actions through its system of values, spiritual attitudes, and prohibitions (OpenStax, 2015). It can have a very strong effect on large communities and entire states that live by the rules of a given religion. Naturally, there is no need to idealize the situation: belonging to the strictest religious and moral system does not always stop people from committing reprehensible acts and society from immorality and lawlessness. However, religion serves as an opportunity to find mutual understanding and support for each person. Any world wars can be cited as an example of faith in the best becoming one of the main pillars for maintaining the desire to fight and move on. Another example is that religion is one of the first forms that explains how society should be organized for children. In this way, the child learns to interact with other people and realize the importance of moral principles.
Reference
OpenStax. (2015). Introduction to Sociology 2e. Houston, TX: OpenStax. Web.