(October 11, 2018 at 6:32 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote:(October 10, 2018 at 3:32 pm)SteveII Wrote: People are not getting the memo:
Just out of curiosity, Steve, do you see the rest of the world becoming more like the U.S. over time, less like the U.S. over time, or remaining about the same as they are now?
I honestly don't know. I do know that religion is here to stay. I think countries will wax and wain in their religiosity. For example, I think there will be a Christian revival in Europe in the next 2 generations because I think that humans, by-in-large, need religion to answer questions they can't live without (I'm talking about society on a macro level). Eventually you get a generation that sees the nihilistic philosophy of their parents (however far that needs to go and whatever manifestations it has--I don't know) is untenable and go looking for answers. In my opinion, Christianity is the most coherent alternative if you want to reject atheism.
