Coming from someone that believes in energy and the universe, (I also believe in a higher entity, AND I believe that Jesus was a real man but I don't believe in the bible or follow any "Christian" religion), so as much as I hate the idea of religion (for many reasons) it's something that will never be replaced. You can't force an ideology onto someone else and religion has been a practice for many for quite some time now, why replace it now? Also science will never be able to prove such a thing, at least not in our lifetime if ever. Just like science will never prove what consciousness is and what causes placebo effect. There's many things that don't make sense in this world, but it's just the way it is. As I said I hate religion, I hate how it separates man, causes conflicts, and even causes war, but you can't just obliterate religion, you can't take something away from cultures and tribes, and you can't replace religion just like you can't use science or the bible for evidence of an entity because both don't have "concrete evidence" on the topic. Whether one believes in "God" or not is an belief, you can't just change that and be like, "Hey, religion no longer exists, we replaced it with this *inserts bullshit* that won't work anyways and piss an enormous amount of the population off, but why? I mean yeah, religion is a problem and in this current age we have it twisted, but it shall remain. We have enough problems already. Only way to fix the issues (including religion and many others) is to unite as one and accept anothers opinion; but we all can agree that will NEVER happen, humanity is too adamant and narcissistic . Not that it matters at this point anyways because we're just going to keep igniting the flame until it's war over anything and everything. Seriously, what's going on is idiocy. LOL
But really, if humanity can just start respecting one others beliefs and opinions it would make everything so much easier. Doesn't require removing religion, (religion is also cultural) and people need to accept that the BIBLE (which for me is "BASIC. INSTRUCTIONS. BEFORE. LEAVING. EARTH, and WRITTEN BY MAN) and SCIENCE CANNOT and WILL NOT prove the existence of an higher entity. There is nothing that can change that so people need to just let go. Shit don't make sense, yeah that's obvious but I feel we are here to hit our higher intellect within ourselves, and that requires the "opening of the mind". Once you open your mind and accept that things are the way they are and everybody is wired differently with mutual likes and beliefs, then you can explore so much more knowledge and grow wiser as a person or as a whole race. If everyone discusses topics in an open mind, you may learn something you didn't know from someone that has the opposite belief as you. It's what I call being in tune with the universe, it also makes the most sense to me.
I also don't condone to attacking others beliefs, and I avoid those that do that like the plague, they're like walking toxic to me. I get it, "I'll burn in hell for eternity" thought right? I mean, so I guess these people that grew up in different cultures are going to hell too right? Seems a little too sinister for something a loving "God" would do. So I believe if you accept religion for as it is and accept that people are they way they are and just be a good person, then if this magical man in the sky does happen to actually exist then when we reach the pearly gates we would be saved. Seriously, the dude would have to be twisted to descend someone with a good heart and that was a good person to hell because he didn't worship him. But basically what I'm saying is, since I do believe in a God (I mean, everything we see came from something) that would mean that IF a magical man in the sky exists and is God then, that is the God I believe in.
But in all honestly, this topic kind of makes me crack up a little.