(January 17, 2018 at 11:19 am)alpha male Wrote:(January 17, 2018 at 10:27 am)mh.brewer Wrote: As a society develops and evolves those advantages reach a finite ending. We are seeing the beginnings now.
No we're not. Projections don't show atheism making gains.
(January 17, 2018 at 11:07 am)vulcanlogician Wrote: My bold.
Some institutions may have helped certain tribes/cultures prosper during prehistory and the dawn of civilization. This doesn't necessarily mean their time hasn't passed.
And slavery has decreased in terms of percentage of population (although at an all-time high in raw numbers), while population projections show theism continuing on.
This has been posted here several times before but people still don't seem to get it:
http://www.pewforum.org/2015/04/02/relig...2010-2050/
Quote:Atheists, agnostics and other people who do not affiliate with any religion – though increasing in countries such as the United States and France – will make up a declining share of the world’s total population.
Theists have more children than atheists, and conversions aren't enough to overcome the difference.
I suggest that you go and join those societies then. The world is not "a society". (yet)
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.
