Science and Knowledge Cannot March with Medieval Religion

We live in an age of AI, rockets to Mars, and knowledge at our fingertips. Yet streets still resound with medieval chants and rituals. This is not diversity—it is contradiction. Science builds the future; outdated religion drags us to the past.

Science questions, religion silences

Science thrives on doubt, testing, and progress. Religion thrives on obedience and repetition. How can a society invent driverless cars while still fearing eclipses as demonic shadows? You can’t code the future with the logic of the Middle Ages.

Cities demand reason, not rituals

Urbanisation needs planning, inclusivity, and order. Religion clogs cities with processions, loudspeakers, and sectarian rules. Smart cities cannot run on medieval noise.

Knowledge explodes, myths collapse

A child can study black holes on the internet and then be forced to believe in talking animals as literal truth. The clash between science and superstition doesn’t create balance—it creates hypocrisy.

The price of carrying both worlds

Nations that launch satellites yet consult astrologers are not modern—they’re paralysed. Progress chained to superstition limps instead of runs.

One road ahead

Religion must reform into private ethics or step aside. Medieval theatre has no place in a century of climate change and space travel. Humanity cannot ride two horses galloping in opposite directions.

The verdict is simple: Choose science, or be dragged into irrelevance. The future won’t wait for rituals.

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