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a Civillisation?

(sorry , but it didn't fit on anymore crying )

I sure think it is essential.

If there is an starter civillisation then they don't function good enough to create a better civillisation.

I want to hear YOU opinion about this.

I don't say they need it I just say they function better with something to believe in.
If they are scared to go to Hell then they are going to listen to the prophet they created and are going to bleieve he talks for god.

Example:

If the prophet says that if they don't attack and destroy all Romans They are going to suffer in eternaty then they sure as hell are going to attack the Romans

You are right.

I mean the standard stuff like less diseases and a a chance to have an higher age

They just do what they did in ancient times.

Everyone who qoustion it is a witch and get burned.

Then they are to afraid to say something about it.When they develop to the point where they don't need religion anymore to function properly that stops

Just substitute 'fear of terror' in for 'fear of God' into all of that and hey, welcome to America!!

And no, I really don't think God is necessary for civilization.
Sure, it can help bind people together, but then you'll have a society of retards who believe whatever they're told.
Which is great for the government, but not so good for the people.

I'd rather have a very small society made up of people who share a common dream.

Ya i think a higher power is needed, at least for some people, otherwise what motivation is there for doing something write (or wrong)

Not at all. The base function of a society (and a civilisation is only an extension and union of smaller societies, be they tribes or villages originally) is protection and mutual benefit (though that doesn't entirely apply to most societies today). Back at the dawn of humankind we realised that it was beneficial to band together and share what we had. This created safety, greater wellbeing, shared knowledge, easier breeding and child raising etc, the list goes on. Plus we're a social species.
We invented gods afterwards to explain things we didn't understand and such beliefs further bonded us together and in many cases formed the basis for a heirarchy of some kind which then, ironically, devided us both within our societies (eventually, and that's a big eventually, evolving into class systems and the like) and with other societies who posessed differing beliefs.
In terms of morals, most of them were dictated by the societies or by those in charge. Not killing each other is pretty basic, if people went round killing each other it would nullify the whole point of society, same with stealing (once ownership has been created) and so fourth. Sexual promiscuity is more of a cultural thing and it is my theory that in many cases enforced monogomy was a way of dealing with sexually transmitted diseases to begin with. Nevertheless most religious morals were defined by the society rather than the religion, and often altered afterwards (think the Church of England) to suit societal changes.
Gods and religion were the result of our natural curiosity and desire to understand our environment, and it was these qualities that led to us becoming what we are today. But gods aren't necessary, they can easily be replaced by almost anything, spirits, aliens, extra dimensional beings, magic, science (though science requires a certain level of sophistication and enlightenment within the society to exist at all and obviously doesn't integrate well into a previously religious society)etc.