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Religion to Disappear By 2041 Claims New Study
July 28, 2013 at 7:04 pm
"Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful" - Edward Gibbon (Offen misattributed to Lucius Annaeus Seneca or Seneca the Younger) (Thanks to apophenia for the correction)
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RE: Religion to Disappear By 2041 Claims New Study
July 28, 2013 at 9:00 pm
(July 28, 2013 at 8:42 pm)Michael Schubert Wrote: (July 28, 2013 at 7:04 pm)Gooders1002 Wrote: Warning: Please take with a pinch of salt as it's not 100% accurate.
I am optimistic but only time will tell and further research will be needed. Also I feel this is a little too optimistic.
How can religion disappear? I think the author means people will no longer go to church or believe in God.
But religions disappear? That sounds like the grammatical fallacy in "the war on terrorism". No matter how many wars we fight or how many people stop believing in God, the words "terrorism" and "religion" will always be in the dictionary.
I think he means that Religious practise will no longer visible in the mainstream culture and it will be more personal and religious buildings will be repurposed, I think, that's my 2 cents.
"Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful" - Edward Gibbon (Offen misattributed to Lucius Annaeus Seneca or Seneca the Younger) (Thanks to apophenia for the correction)
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Know more about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you' - Neil deGrasse Tyson
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RE: Religion to Disappear By 2041 Claims New Study
July 29, 2013 at 1:00 pm
This was already posted somewhere on here. But I don't buy it. I think it will take a lot longer than 30 years or so for religion to completely die out here in the U.S., let alone around the world. I think that we will be a more secular country then but there will always be bible bangers among us.
I mean, look at the statistics as they stand now. 80% Christian population, something like 46% believe in biblical creationism over evolution. It's going to take a lot of education to change this. I'm hopeful, but not that hopeful.
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RE: Religion to Disappear By 2041 Claims New Study
July 29, 2013 at 10:41 pm
In the past the USs population have dropped religion in large numbers until revival fever swept through and won most of the population back to religion.
I'd like to think that wouldn't happen again but I'm afraid that would be a hasty view.
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RE: Religion to Disappear By 2041 Claims New Study
July 29, 2013 at 10:59 pm
I think xtianity has shot its load.
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RE: Religion to Disappear By 2041 Claims New Study
July 29, 2013 at 11:01 pm
(July 29, 2013 at 10:59 pm)Minimalist Wrote: I think xtianity has shot its load.
I hope you're right.
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