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I am talking about Christianity. Over the history of the religion the views have changed pretty radically since the beginning. Now many Christians are less socially conservative. Many are more supportive of gay marriage and other social issues that were unheard of in past. The religious people say they have justifications for these positions but isn't it does just religion conforming to a more liberal society? The knowledge or the bible wasn't very difference in the past where these things were strongly condemned so it makes me believe that religion is just being forced to conform to society to stay alive. This should make people question whether their religious beliefs are valid or just determine by the zeitgeist.
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Definitely. Religion is all about hypocrisy. 1000 years ago most Christians would claim that heaven is in the sky. 500 years ago most Christians would claim that the Sun circled the Earth. 200 years ago most Christians would claim that God created man and all living things. But today (maybe not for the latter) most Christians would disagree because if they kept with their ridiculous beliefs they would be gone by now. Religion would always be a parasite of society that thrives on the unknown. No matter how much science advances, there will still be a small space of uncertainty and the unknown in which religion and the gullible and superstitious dwell.