Some liberals and atheists think this Pope is a sign of a much kinder Vatican. But this well intended view is short term thinking. Once you take into account how religions in general stay relevant long term, you realize they all survive through marketing memes and social norms. They way old ones die that no one believes in anymore is through challenging social norms and or neglect, sometimes local events from natural disaster, disease or war can have a fatal affect on a religion. We still do not know exactly why the Mayan religion died.
Religions really are nothing more than a reflection of our evolutionary grouping. They create safety in numbers and social orders but can be centered around a complete falsehood and most certainly just watching the news today, you know that they are quite divided even with in the same label. The Vatican is split about women's reproductive rights and gay marriage, which is why the Pope is trying to split the baby clinging to the past while trying to change with changing times. The religion will adapt and look different in the future and we can also expect to see it die 5k or 10k years from now like the Egyptian polytheism died.
Religions really are nothing more than a reflection of our evolutionary grouping. They create safety in numbers and social orders but can be centered around a complete falsehood and most certainly just watching the news today, you know that they are quite divided even with in the same label. The Vatican is split about women's reproductive rights and gay marriage, which is why the Pope is trying to split the baby clinging to the past while trying to change with changing times. The religion will adapt and look different in the future and we can also expect to see it die 5k or 10k years from now like the Egyptian polytheism died.
