“There's evidence that religious thought is the path of least resistance,” Barrett adds. “You'd have to fundamentally change something about our humanity to get rid of religion. read more
So Religion, if you mean a belief in some transcendent power, call it by any name god, allah, Jesus, demon-god etc-followed by some rituals, then it can be got rid off, and we do see such sections within humanity. read more
It is impossible to get rid of religion for at least two reasons, and disastrous to try. All regimes that have tried to ban religion have fared badly. The current worst offender is North Korea, where Christians are imprisoned, tortured, or killed just for being Christians. read more
The reasons give for the extermination of religion don't even discuss the truth of religion but it's side effects. read more