Can you be good without god?

I would like begin my essay by saying that I have the upmost

respect for religion. Religion gives people a strong set of morals to live
by, and gives them reassurance on some of lifes most puzzling
questions. That being said, I believe that religion is a creation of man. I
also believe that religion holds us back in many ways.
To me, the bible was a book created by humans to answer some
of lifes toughest questions. How did we get here, what is our purpose,
and who is the ultimate authority? And to some people, that is enough.
But for me religion discourages people from asking more questions
about the world they live in, instead they assume know the answers.
For research on this topic, I watched Bill Nye debate Ken Ham on the
topic of creation. Towards the end of the debate, both Bill Nye and Ken
Ham had the opportunity to answer questions from the crowd.
Unsurprisingly, Mr. Nye did not have the answer for every question,
however, when he couldnt answer a question, he was elated. He says
life would be boring if we knew everything; discovery is one of the
great joys in our life. Also unsurprisingly Mr. Ham had the answer for
every single question. His sole answer to every question was, Well
theres this book. And he was perfectly content with this answer. This
leads me to wonder, what would a society be like if everyone was
devoutly religious. Would there be any scientific advances, or would
people just pray for advances in technology?
I dont believe morals come from god. I believe morals come
from us. Look at it this way. There are an estimated 4,200 different
religions in the world. And each religion has its own set of morals. Lets
look at Greek mythology. I think we can all agree that it isnt real.
However, the Greeks universally believed in it, and they all followed its
morals. But if the Greeks didnt get their morals from gods then where
did they come from? They came from us. Its that simple, and I believe
that is true for all 4,200 religions. Its hard to argue that point because
even if your religion is correct, there are still 4,199 religions left whose
morals we create.
Not only can you be good without god, I believe we would be
better off without religion. There is no doubt in my mind that morals
would still exist even if there werent religion. In fact, I think my last
paragraph proves that. If there werent religion, there wouldnt have
been the crusades, homosexuality would not be regarded as an
abomination, and we would be more scientifically advanced.
If everyone was religious, would there be any scientific inquiry to
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Religions have different morals

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Audrey was right