RE: What date do you estimate atheism will overtake theism in the world population
September 11, 2017 at 12:05 pm
(This post was last modified: September 11, 2017 at 12:06 pm by SteveII.)
(September 10, 2017 at 2:27 pm)Coveny Wrote: As it stands now it's 9 that it will happen at some point and 11 that it won't. I believe it will, as atheism is in it's infancy, and the more globalized the world becomes the less it's possible to isolate and indoctrinate children before they hear about and experience opposing viewpoints.
Your view is not based in reality. This highly referenced link shows that at best, atheist probably don't even break 10% by 2050 (because "unaffiliated" does not equal atheist). Notice the trend line as a % of world population.
Do you know why the trend is down? A major reason is Chinese atheists from the communist era are dying out and are not being replaced by a new generation of atheists. That seems at odds with your premise that all it will take is a lack of indoctrination.
So, not only is your view wrong, it is actually the other way around. There will be way more religious people in the world well into the future.
BTW, atheism is not in its infancy--by any stretch.
