We all share human values

Sir, - This planet would be a happier place without organised religions.

These religions persist not because of logic, experience or direct communication from a deity, but rather from a process of indoctrination or, to use an emotive term, radicalisation.

The fact they are geographically and culturally distributed vindicates this.

Social disturbance and even wars are caused by differences in their inherent tenets of belief.

Conflicts can result from minute nuances of differences in the same religions.

We could conduct an experiment to see if these belief systems have any core of the truth inherent in them.

Stop proselytising for say 50 years and see if their truths re-emerge.

Humanity has a common existential core. We are aware of our mortality. We seek survival and happiness for ourselves and family and have a core of altruism to our fellow man.

Knowing that fellow humans share these core facts should unite us in compassionate agnosticism, not divide us like religions do. Robert Ferguson. 19 New Gilston, Leven.

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