Our esteem Prime Minister has stated that Britain is a Christian country totally ignoring the fact that a vast majority of people on the last census stated that they had no religious beliefs.
Our governmental system however is full of the influence of the religions, their influence far outweighs their numbers. Why should this be, why should we all be ruled by a storybook that most people do not believe is anywhere near the truth? But of course religion is seen as a control on the population, something that it was originally designed to be. Be good, work hard, don't complain and you will go to heaven, be bad, lazy and moan and go to hell. Nice!
The truth is that we can explain most things in the universe and those that we can't we are working on. It looks like the Higgs Boson has finally be found, that being the part of all matter that gives it mass, although the news that neutrinos have been observed to travel faster than the speed of light is an unexpected one. But that is science in all its glory, changing and evolving as new evidence comes to light and as scientists explore and theorize over the information we get wonderful new ideas and theories coming to light.
The real upshot of this is that as a species man no longer needs religion to give him rules and explain the universe as we have outgrown it to a huge extent.
After saying that I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year :-)
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