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    resulted in the death of innocence. So, in a sense, religion leads people to rank things poorly on their priority list. The dream of every atheist is the creation of an atheist world, but why? Among an atheist people, religions and beliefs in supernatural things are absent. In an atheist, there would be no God to pray to to make our wishes and dreams come true. Phrases such as “Inshallah”, widespread among believers, would have no meaning in an atheist world. Instead of hoping and praying for a miracle to happen, atheists would become more realistic and work harder to make their dreams come true. So, by realizing that only they are capable of achieving this, people would become more productive. In an atheist world, science would be the element on which everything rests. Theology would be absent, so instead of using stories and myths to search for the origin of the universe, human beings would use the nature around them and search for palpable clues. Thus, there would be no room for doubt and only one truth would exist. For we know that in our current religious world, many stories exist about the sequence of events that led to the creation of the universe and of human beings as well. In many religious countries, church or mosque leaders are considered scientists by believers. This has made no sense throughout history, and until recently, religious teaching was opposed to scientific advances. This conflict between science and religion began in the 17th century when Galileo was condemned by the Church after his discovery that the earth revolved around the sun, contrary to what the Church preached at that time. Eventually, Galileo was forced and threatened to declare his false ideas. Years later, this proved its th...... middle of paper ...... like blaming a country with specific laws allowing the presence of a safe and healthy society for the existence of criminals. History is full of evidence to support this. There are many examples of reformers who fought for the rights of their community in a very peaceful manner and who were religious. Such examples include “Martin Luther King, Abraham Lincoln and Mahatma Gandhi” (Habermas, 2008, P.816). The story is alsoWorks Cited Berger, PL (2012). Additional reflections on religion and modernity. Springer Galadari, A. (2011). Science versus religion: the debate ends. The International Journal of Science in Society,2(2), retrieved from http://science-society.com/journal/ Habermas, GR (2008). The Fate of the New Atheism: A Critique. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 813-827. Witt, J. (2007). The big picture. (1st ed.). New York, New York: McGraw-Hill.