Yeah, this depends on how much religion is being erased. I mean, the USSR was Atheistic, but thanks to their ideology their scientific progress was slower than that of the U.S.
And Religion works in odd ways. Sure, organized religion slows down most progress because dogma is in general a stagnating force, but it was religion that drove the Mayans to create astonishingly accurate starcharts and astronomical predictions.
And saying that religion helps along architecture is kind of B.S. I mean, the Coliseum is, from an engineering standpoint, much more complicated than any Egyptian religious building and most churches, and its purpose was that of an entertainment complex.
Speculation on this point, is of course, pretty much just navel-gazing, since we've had religion going for a good 80,000 years, but if someone put a gun to my head and forced me to choose between more or less advancement, I'd flick my used cigarette over his shoulder, thus distracting him for an instant while I sucker-punch him and grab the gun.
And Religion works in odd ways. Sure, organized religion slows down most progress because dogma is in general a stagnating force, but it was religion that drove the Mayans to create astonishingly accurate starcharts and astronomical predictions.
And saying that religion helps along architecture is kind of B.S. I mean, the Coliseum is, from an engineering standpoint, much more complicated than any Egyptian religious building and most churches, and its purpose was that of an entertainment complex.
Speculation on this point, is of course, pretty much just navel-gazing, since we've had religion going for a good 80,000 years, but if someone put a gun to my head and forced me to choose between more or less advancement, I'd flick my used cigarette over his shoulder, thus distracting him for an instant while I sucker-punch him and grab the gun.