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Future of religions

TransmutingSoul

Veteran Member
Premium Member
It will be very interesting to see how it all plays out.....but we will not have to do a thing....just keep the faith. This is not our fight....and the Kingdom is not of our making. That is how we see it.

It has been very interesting watching what is happening in the world.

People forget the recent past and are unaware of how the Message of Baha'u'llah has change the world. In the mid 1800's the Dynasties, Kings, Queens, Catholic Church and Ottoman Empire still had power.

Baha'u'llah wrote to them and the world offering God's Kingdom on Earth. When it was rejected Baha'u'llah foretold what would happen and ever since it has been as Baha'u'llah has said it would be and is still unfolding.

We have a lot to face Deeje, I wish you and all your JW community Well and happy.

Regards Tony
 

Mock Turtle

Oh my, did I say that!
Premium Member
Your link proves the opposite to what you said.

You said "Globally the trend is that belief in a religion is declining." but the article is showing increase in secularity, not a decline in belief. You should read the link given in the article you shared.

The Future of World Religions: Population Growth Projections, 2010-2050

So you expect no changes in such religious societies - like the effects of globalisation, effective communications (like mobile phones and the internet), increased education for all, and perhaps more freedoms for all too (which is not exactly plentiful in many countries where religions tend to dominate)? Not see any trends likely to happen as much as has happened in the countries where religions have declined - like lower birth rates tied to greater wealth, more freedoms expected, etc.? Expect them to be different types of human than any others?
 

firedragon

Veteran Member
So you expect no changes in such religious societies - like the effects of globalisation, effective communications (like mobile phones and the internet), increased education for all, and perhaps more freedoms for all too (which is not exactly plentiful in many countries where religions tend to dominate)? Not see any trends likely to happen as much as has happened in the countries where religions have declined - like lower birth rates tied to greater wealth, more freedoms expected, etc.? Expect them to be different types of human than any others?

Nope.
 

mikkel_the_dane

My own religion
He is obviously referring to the "god's ways" that have been claimed in the various religions.

You don't need to be a christian, or theist full stop, to be able to talk about or refer to the "god's ways" of the christian god, as it is described in the christian bible.



Just because it can be seen as a subset of human psychology, doesn't make it a good thing, nor truthful.

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But that is not science, objective, rational in the strong sense and is without evidence, proof and what not. Even truth is not out there in the universe. The universe is without truth, just as it is meaningless and without purpose. Your psychology is showing.

In effect your God is truth, evidence, rational, objective, science and all that. But that is a belief system, that only is good, if you believe in it.
 

Eddi

Agnostic
Premium Member
It seems to me that in that case, the opposite will be true. If it turns out that what we call "reality" is "just" a computer-style simulation, then people will call the creator(s) of that simulation to be god(s).

In fact......................... such a discovery would demonstrate that "reality" is a created something by some entity.

So, really, it would only confirm to the religious that reality is a thing created by an extremely intelligent entity.
Well, then we'll just have to wait and see what happens :D
 

ChristineM

"Be strong", I whispered to my coffee.
Premium Member
Maybe 20 years behind Europe?

Perhaps on average by country. I'd say a little more but it depends on the country, there are still a few who's majority population are christian (catholic) but in general i feel europe has been breaking away from religion since the late 60s/70s
 

King Phenomenon

Well-Known Member
But that is not science, objective, rational in the strong sense and is without evidence, proof and what not. Even truth is not out there in the universe. The universe is without truth, just as it is meaningless and without purpose. Your psychology is showing.

In effect your God is truth, evidence, rational, objective, science and all that. But that is a belief system, that only is good, if you believe in it.
No truth? Without purpose? Hahahaha
 

TagliatelliMonster

Veteran Member
But that is not science, objective, rational in the strong sense and is without evidence, proof and what not. Even truth is not out there in the universe. The universe is without truth, just as it is meaningless and without purpose. Your psychology is showing.

In effect your God is truth, evidence, rational, objective, science and all that. But that is a belief system, that only is good, if you believe in it.

You make zero sense. Probably because you are once again misrepresenting me.

I don't "believe" in science.
 

TagliatelliMonster

Veteran Member
Time will be our judge.

Regards Tony


It already has been. Millenia after millenia.

Whenever "faith" is invoked, disagreement surely follows.
People within the same religion can't even agree on their "faith".

Faith is gullibility.
On faith, you an believe anything.

There is no such disagreement when it comes to say gravity, plate tectonics, radiation, etc.
The reason is simple. Those things are independendly verifiable and supported by well-established evidence and reason.

If science where faith based, we'ld have thousands of "theories" of gravity, just like we have thousands of "theories" of gods.
 
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