Does the religious myth benefit modern society or not?

[Ji99saw]

Jay520 said:

Ji99saw said:
I hate when people discuss religion on this VGC, it's cringe worthy to read some of the comments from the some comments from people that swear there more intelligent than others because they "don't believe in any thing but themselves" and yet fail to realize how important religion is on a fundamental level. It's sad to see people fumble in ignorance.

OT- Religion built almost all the foundations we have today. Law,Order, Justice, Love, Right and Wrong. If it were not for some type of religion we would be mostly feral and kill each other over territory and resources (more than we already do) and it would be complete chaos.

You might have a point if you were referring to more ancient civilizations...maybe. But this thread is talking about modern society where religion is no longer necessary for structure, so you don't really have a long to stand on here. Especially considering many modern civilizations do just well without a strong emphasis on religion. Religious benefits today are not substantial.

If you are acknowledging the fact that Religion  shaped society and human history today then how can the absence of it completely not have harmful effect. The origins,lessons and teachings of religions have to be reinforced and taught  forever or they will be forgotten and the moral ground that modern society stands upon will collapse. It's like riding a bike and forgetting how to walk, or learning multiplication but forgetting addition.By the way name one modern civilization that does not have a strong religious emphasis.