Reply #32: Possibly....

[TreasonousBastard]

but religion has always served some purpose throughout human history and will likely evolve to new forms.

Science has removed the cosmology from religion, and the acceptance of secular philosophies has removed much of its moral imperatives. not only Europe, but Japan and much of the rest of Asia have pretty much ignored traditional religions.

There are, however, all of those "Man's place in the universe" type questions, and the quest for a superior moral authority. These will probably not go away for a long time, and are often best answered by religion.