As far as religion as a social order, you can't fix a broken system only by introducing rhetorical changes. Of course I am not judging religion as good or bad, and I am not talking about the religion when it is only a personal belief. The west didn't go into reneissance because of the church reform (although it coincided with the protestant movement). They just adopted new orders based on sicence and then kept the church in check. They didn't try to improve it, they didn't tey to burn down the chuches...etc, they just moved on.
I always use this analogy for social religion. It is like horse in the history of mankind. Horse served human for thausands of years (rarely it kicked him in the ass too) and so did religion. But their time is over. They are simply not compatible with our way of life and our roads and highways anymore, no matter how hard we try to improve their brands (upgrade the horseshoe or feed it better hay vs reform a religion). We simply need to use other advanced means istead as in cars and trains vs social science and law...etc. Yet we should not get rid of them either. We can keep them in the horsefarms (churches), use them for personal leisure and fun and gratification, and even in remote places that using advanced means are not possible yet.
In summary, I believe in a more concrete approach to religion. Don't let it meddle in your way of life and don't meddle in it. Just contain and preserve it.
I always use this analogy for social religion. It is like horse in the history of mankind. Horse served human for thausands of years (rarely it kicked him in the ass too) and so did religion. But their time is over. They are simply not compatible with our way of life and our roads and highways anymore, no matter how hard we try to improve their brands (upgrade the horseshoe or feed it better hay vs reform a religion). We simply need to use other advanced means istead as in cars and trains vs social science and law...etc. Yet we should not get rid of them either. We can keep them in the horsefarms (churches), use them for personal leisure and fun and gratification, and even in remote places that using advanced means are not possible yet.
In summary, I believe in a more concrete approach to religion. Don't let it meddle in your way of life and don't meddle in it. Just contain and preserve it.
LOL at example of horse though. Very true though