Dan4reason
Facts not Faith
The topic of this forum is about religious decline in and any particular aspects of this decline. This forum asks why religion is in decline and what are the implications of this decline.
This graph shows that religion is in decline in the US.
This Easter, Smaller Percentage of Americans Are Christian
This graph shows that religious affiliation is falling in the US.
Here are some related links.
In U.S., Increasing Number Have No Religious Identity
Religion Among the Millennials - Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life
Religion Most Important to Blacks, Women, and Older Americans
Statistics on Religion in America Report -- Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life
What Alabamians and Iranians Have in Common
File:Eurobarometer poll.png - Wikimedia Commons
Belief in God Far Lower in Western U.S.
File:Bsa-religion-question.svg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
here are some facts about religion. Not only has religion been falling in the US but secularism is on the rise. The younger an American is, the less religious he is. The more educated an American is, this less religious she is. The richer an American is, the less religious she is. Men are more likely to be religious and so are minorities. One exception are the Asians who are less religious than white people. The US and Europe are less religious than average and this is a trend we see all over the industrialized world. Those nations that are poorer and less educated are far more likely to be religious. One notable exception is the US which is generally richer than Europe but is also more religious than it.
There are some reasons people are becoming less religious. First, as people become more educated, they are more likely to throw off faith-based superstitions. They learn to have better critical thinking skills and are exposed to a wider view of the world. As people become more comfortable and rich, they have less of a need for a meaning beyond death and can enjoy this life more making religion less necessary. A lack of a belief in religion can be a cultural thing but also a logical thing. A religious belief is bound to be more emotional and intuitional and a secular world view is more likely to be logical and fact-based.
As people become less religious there will probably be more crime and depression and society will have to deal with these problems in a different way that just superstition. Non-religious societies will be more scientific, logical, materialistic, and tolerant. Religious bigotry will wither with the withering of religion. These are my ideas. What are yours?
This graph shows that religion is in decline in the US.
This Easter, Smaller Percentage of Americans Are Christian
This graph shows that religious affiliation is falling in the US.
Here are some related links.
In U.S., Increasing Number Have No Religious Identity
Religion Among the Millennials - Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life
Religion Most Important to Blacks, Women, and Older Americans
Statistics on Religion in America Report -- Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life
What Alabamians and Iranians Have in Common
File:Eurobarometer poll.png - Wikimedia Commons
Belief in God Far Lower in Western U.S.
File:Bsa-religion-question.svg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
here are some facts about religion. Not only has religion been falling in the US but secularism is on the rise. The younger an American is, the less religious he is. The more educated an American is, this less religious she is. The richer an American is, the less religious she is. Men are more likely to be religious and so are minorities. One exception are the Asians who are less religious than white people. The US and Europe are less religious than average and this is a trend we see all over the industrialized world. Those nations that are poorer and less educated are far more likely to be religious. One notable exception is the US which is generally richer than Europe but is also more religious than it.
There are some reasons people are becoming less religious. First, as people become more educated, they are more likely to throw off faith-based superstitions. They learn to have better critical thinking skills and are exposed to a wider view of the world. As people become more comfortable and rich, they have less of a need for a meaning beyond death and can enjoy this life more making religion less necessary. A lack of a belief in religion can be a cultural thing but also a logical thing. A religious belief is bound to be more emotional and intuitional and a secular world view is more likely to be logical and fact-based.
As people become less religious there will probably be more crime and depression and society will have to deal with these problems in a different way that just superstition. Non-religious societies will be more scientific, logical, materialistic, and tolerant. Religious bigotry will wither with the withering of religion. These are my ideas. What are yours?