Problems unite us, Religion divides us

Hello Everyone !! Thank you for giving me the opputunity to be the part of group discussion.
In my opinion , I partially agree with the topic. The very first part, "Problems unite us" is completely true. We have many examples proving this statement true. For example, when the massive earthquake hit the lands of Kutch Bhuj Gujarat entire country stand together to help the victims .

The very next part of the Religion divides us is not true with respect to my perspective. It depends on the preachers who guides the listeners or devotees . They are responsible to guide them in the right direction because religion is a sensitive topic and people or devotees trust the preachers blindly.
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Hello everyone, from my perspective.

I completely agree with the statement that problems unite us. We can see many examples of this in real life. If you face any problem and people do not unite, either by thought or by strength, it becomes very difficult to find a solution.

For instance, during floods in Punjab, people from both Punjab and Haryana stood together, supporting each other to overcome the damage and loss.

On the other hand, regarding the idea that religion divides us, I personally disagree. I have observed that in many popular places—such as Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh or the Gurudwara in Agra, Uttar Pradesh—people visit regardless of their religion.

They come together to pay respect, which shows that religion does not necessarily divide us. In fact, it can unite people in shared values of peace and devotion.

The statement digs into the 2 dimensions of human nature.

We humans have a weird connection between us. We are born to love. Whenever there is any crisis, any issue or disaster, we consider this a collective problem. We often help strangers. This is where the diversity fades away and humanity takes the front seat.

But when we let religion enter the conversation, there is a sudden shift from collective thinking to individual identity. We start taking an attack on belief as an attack to personal identity. So, yes, Religion comes and creates a partition in humanity. But this is not fully correct. If every religion is understood and studied properly while because after all we are all children of god, then no one can divide us. Instead, we all will bloom together like different flowers in God's garden.

I believe religion were ment to create discipline in the society. And in every religions holy book expresses the same meaning of maintaining discipline, peace and to respect each others religion. The division of religion is done by politicians to get them benefits.

During the corona period, all were helping each other without seeing each others religion. So that's why I completely disagree with the topic.

@All.

Problems and Religion are tools of unification only if they are in the right hands, which according to me is the same with all the innovation and tools.

The Problem is an opportunity for innovation and if it concerns the public at large, they come together and try to add solutions irrespective of religion.