Quote Originally Posted by gismo View Post
Actually, I think a few important things would change. Religion has always been the biggest force against human thought and progress.
Uhh, would you care to support this assertion? You kind of just say it off-hand, like it's a well-established fact that everyone knows already.

I'd say the biggest force against human thought and progress has been institutional conservatism (or institutional inertia, or institutional self-preservation), which can certainly be seen in religious institutions but also in all manner of non-religious institutions.