Is religion dead in Europe?

The above map shows something quite interesting. It shows the people who replied to a Eurobarometer poll in 2005 that they believe "there is a good". The results show that in Northern/Western Europe, Religion is dying out! In the UK, only 38% of the people polled said they believed there is a god, in the new EU states, Czech Republic and Estonia ranked lowest with 19% and 16%[1] saying they believe there is a god.

This is also seen in our politicians, the Daily Mail (So this is properly bullshit, if anyone has proof otherwise please leave it in the comments so I can correct it.) reported in December 2007 that only 8 of the 22 ministers said they believed in God. Foreign Secretary David Miliband and Health Secretary Alan Johnson both said they do not believe in God. While Alistair Darling, Geoff Hoon, Ed Miliband said it was a private matter[2]. Additionally the leader of the Liberal Democrats said he did not believe in God, but did not state if he was an atheist or agnostic.

However the big question is this: Is it a good thing? Well Gordon Brown believes that religion gives him a "moral compass", Yet he presses ahead with quite unmoral policies such as the ID Card (And no, I won't stop on this) and the extended detention without charge . Religion can be a guide on how to live ones life, not committing crime, treating others and you would expect others to treat you. But you can do that without having to go to church, believing that the earth was created in 6 days and then he took a break on the 6th. So what purpose does religion really have. Science has disproved a lot of its claims, very little people in Europe believe that there is really a good. I think religion is on borrowed time!

But why is this a good thing? Well I (and you might not agree with this, some might find it a bit extreme) firmly believe it divides us. Its split us up into groups, Christians, Muslims, Sikhs, Buddhists etc . Why can't be unit under one group - Humans. Were all Humans in Europe (Except for me when drunk, which is why I don't drink) if we unite under the great things the human race has achieved. Think about it, we (humans) have invited aircraft, nuclear power, the computer, the Internet, mobile phones, the automobile, Wind power, cures for diseases. We are such a great species us Humans, but if I only we stopped fighting, and fighting our petty things like Religion, when we've clearly proven the likely hood of religion been true is very low.

But then again, couldn't you replace this argument for ditching religion with everyone embracing Christianity, or Islam, or Judaism - Well no, Having No Religion (and I mean, No religion, no labels, no boxes saying what religion you are) would just make life simpler, You'd get Sunday free for a start (You could do what I do, write a blog!). I firmly believe that without religion we, the human race would be better off, we'd be safer, more productive, happier, and more peaceful!

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Europe#Religiosity
[2] http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=504229&in_page_id=1770&ito=1490