RE: What date do you estimate atheism will overtake theism in the world population
September 10, 2017 at 3:21 pm
Trouble is we are pattern seeking mammals and that false negative survival trait is deeply embedded. It's not just religion, but all kinds of woo. We have seen TM, aliens, homeopathy and conspiracy theories with a good level of following, despite their rational inconsistent nature. We see the political machinations that construct news as all Fake, all Alt-right, Alt-left. People satisfied with easy answers and unlikely solutions to difficult problems.
Anti-scientism is rampant, either through religious nonsense or just poor education.
Learning to be rational and skeptical is hard and a never completed job.
I don't think the star-trek generation is achievable without a zeitgeist mindset change globally, and the key to that is education and the empowerment of women IMHO.
Truly hope it I am wrong and a way can be found to achieve it more readily.
Anti-scientism is rampant, either through religious nonsense or just poor education.
Learning to be rational and skeptical is hard and a never completed job.
I don't think the star-trek generation is achievable without a zeitgeist mindset change globally, and the key to that is education and the empowerment of women IMHO.
Truly hope it I am wrong and a way can be found to achieve it more readily.
