Would Christianity exist if the world was nearly perfect?

This semester I read a book called Herland, which was based on the idea that three guys discovered a utopia inhabited only by women.  These women were very pagan in there views, and, if anyway, worshipped nature.

One thing they did not believe in was an afterlife.  Life for them was already perfect.  There was no disease, war, starvation, or any problems at all.  Even though they were relatively primitive, they were able to develop remedies to all their problems.

So this got me thinking, would Christianity, a religion that strongly emphasizes the afterlife, even exist if the world was perfect?  It has me hypothosizing that if the world was a utopia, there would be nearly no religions existing today.

It doesn't matter how good things might be, people still die. When you don't know how something happens God tends to fill the gap and death and the beginning of the universe are two things which we know very little of. I think religion would still pervade in a utopia, the human mind is cognitively biased towards theistic belief.

By the way how did this colony reproduce with only women?

Hmm, to me christianity empaphises that world is sinful, and we must be redeemed by God, which is the main tenent. So the only way I don't see christianity being in this perfect world, is if it were a "sinless" world. So yes, if the world were perfect (thus being sinless in the process) there would be no need for the redemption in the first place.

And to be honest, if the world was one big utopia, we would all be united by a single beleif. What would that be?

I don't think so. I think Christianity was ultimately born out of the world's imperfections.

By the way domatron, the women reproduced via parthenogenesis.

You still have the existential problems of humanity; look at the developed world, we conquer disease, and mental health problems sky rocket.

Man is on a continuous search for meaning; take care of external factors (Like the book does) and you still have the questions intrinsic to mankind.

Perfection is not achievable by us nor is there an absolute definition of perfection in relation to human minds. Also we are not the kind of being who can ever be content with anything and everything. Our wants are unlimited. So I believe a state of perfection is not achievable. My take on this is that we will always find ways to compete with each other and work to make life even better for each of us. Religion is one of those things that fills the gap and can give us hope, power, unity, control, etc when needed.

God and humans are made for each other.  

It doesn't matter how good things might be, people still die. When you don't know how something happens God tends to fill the gap and death and the beginning of the universe are two things which we know very little of. I think religion would still pervade in a utopia, the human mind is cognitively biased towards theistic belief.domatron23

By the way how did this colony reproduce with only women?

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I guess it probably wouldn't.

but seeing as this quasi-utopia is only nearly perfect, then you'd expect a small amout of theistic belief.

This semester I read a book called Herland, which was based on the idea that three guys discovered a utopia inhabited only by women. These women were very pagan in there views, and, if anyway, worshipped nature.

One thing they did not believe in was an afterlife. Life for them was already perfect. There was no disease, war, starvation, or any problems at all. Even though they were relatively primitive, they were able to develop remedies to all their problems.

So this got me thinking, would Christianity, a religion that strongly emphasizes the afterlife, even exist if the world was perfect? It has me hypothosizing that if the world was a utopia, there would be nearly no religions existing today.

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