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I intend to reference off of Durkheim's view on religion, however what I wish to discuss is not a great idea or issue that comes from his theories. I just found a certain aspect discussed in class that would be interesting to go into more detail. This is the idea of religion and if will continually exist in the future, or will it still have a significant importance in years to come. I would see many question this idea, like Durkheim says on page 72 of our textbook, "Religious forces are therefore human forces, moral forces." I see this as a way of him explaining that there is no truth behind where religion comes from or where it is originated. Durkheim views life in more of a scientific and objective way, so he believes there needs to be an explanation for everything and religion cannot provide that. So this is where I wonder, could others start questioning religion and could they have an impact on how our society believes in the certain things we do. Also, Durkheim adds how we see many items or objects to be sacred. For example, the bible is a sacred artifact, however it could be seen as just a book with scriptures that humans have wrote at a time and place we cannot recall or make proof of. Then I wonder what would our world be like with no religion or beliefs. Would we have a whole new way of living, or a whole new perspective on society. Personally, I believe our world is coming to an undesirable place due to that fact that we are losing our sense of self and what we believe is true. There are numerous examples taken place here, bombing, shootings, terrorists attacks and many more. I am not saying the sole case is because of religious purposes but I know that it could somehow be tied into place. Oddly, I do worry what our world will look like in my future and what other horrifying acts people will do, call me a  global hypochondriac ha ha but the future scares me. I found a song that I think ties quite well into what I talked about and a great artist actually has the same views as me so I must not be losing my mind. "Imagine" is is John Lennon's best selling single of his solo career and its purpose or lyrics are intended to have listeners imagine a world of peace and barrier free of nationalities and religion. Also, Lennon wants listeners to imagine the possibility of a world materialistic free and focus on the greater good. This song is a bit slow but the words are powerful, I am sure you have heard it before but just to refresh your memory here it is.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRhq-yO1KN8