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Some thoughts on religion & technology

    I grew up in a religious household and most of my family actively practices Christianity. I respect all religions and believe that people have the right to believe what they want. However, I am no longer religious because I have concluded that religion, as well as most human forms of knowledge are socially constructed over hundreds of thousands of years. This social construction includes every language, custom, and social norm that exist.  Additionally, from my travels, I realized that religion has a geopolitical purpose and has historically been used by world leaders to unite and maintain control over their populations. Moreover, I believe religious ideologies are fundamentally sexist, since in many world religions, women do not have the right to lead and must obey some form of submission to men. Religion also upholds racist ideologies, in many ways. Also have you seen a black angel in Christian or Catholic art, I know I haven't. Without racism, how do you explain whitewashing of Jesus Christ, who was a colored middle eastern man.

    Nowadays, religion seems to be fading away in developed countries, although it continues to thrive in developing countries, which make up most of the world. I hypothesize that the use of advanced technology, specifically the use of the internet media, is sufficient for governments to monitor and control their citizens, taking away the geopolitical purpose of religion. As technology becomes more advance and merges further with the human being, I predict that religiosity will eventually be replaced by a deep interdependence of technology for everything. In some ways, I fear technology more than religion, but I hope the solution lies in pushing towards a future with more transparency. I predict that as more nations advance technologically (and hopeful become more democratic), religiosity will continue to decrease. Again, I'm not against religion, this is just my opinion.

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