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Now, religions are slowing down our progress. Science and secular legal and moral frameworks essentially replace religion. Religion is seen as a relic of the past.
Today, there are many other reasons why strangers might want to co-operate peacefully. Religion is not one of them.
Religions are what divides us as humans. Next step in human evolution, which will bring AI, cyborgs, colonization of other planets etc, will be done despite religions.
Religions hold us back. The benefits it once had, are already achieved by other means.
Yes this is the part of your argument I believe to be false. Human nature is what divides us. Ethical monotheism is a consensus protocol that allows us to slowly overcome these divisions. A universal strategy is an essential foundation that enables freedom.
AI, cyborgs, etcetera are indeed coming. I take the position that ethical monotheism forms the foundation of a consensus protocol that will keep these things from destroying us.
I posted my reasoning for this upthread.
See:
Faith and Future