(November 17, 2014 at 11:30 am)dyresand Wrote: Knowing that Christianity is on the decline world wide. Does it hurt or you just really don't care. I'm pretty happy, but how do you feel knowing people are stopping believing the mystical sky god of thunder. oh sorry i mean god.
Um not so fast. Right now because of mass media, it certainly makes it harder for bad claims of any kind on any issue to be scrutiny free. But in our species history power shifts have always ebbed and flowed and have never been an absolute indicator. You look at how close countries like Iran and Afghanistan came to being westernized in the 60s to what we see now, it is no given that this trend will continue.
I will say however we certainly can push to make it grow with our own voices. But no one can say for sure what the borders or political parties or religions will look like 10,000 years from now, if we manage not to kill ourselves off from war or pollution or get hit by a meteor.
I am thrilled how big the skeptic/atheist voice has gotten since 01, that part I can say. I am seeing more and more atheists on national news and cable news and we own social media right now.