Scoobes on 02 August 2010
Wow, this is a difficult question to answer as religion has been so ingrained in human development. I've seen people say there'd be less war and we'd be far more advanced technology-wise, but I'm not sure that's entirely true.
Certain culture and civilisations relied on religion to develop. The most obvious I can think of is the Anchient Egyptians where the Pharoah was seen as god-on-Earth. All the technology, architecture, medical tech etc. they developed would have been lost. So whilst I disagree with organised religion, I think in early development of the human race it was neccessary. At some point though, I think it became a hindrance to progression as people became dogmatic in their thinking.
