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Dec 19, 2014 · “Religion, on the other hand, is mostly something we don’t even have to learn because we already know it.” “There’s evidence that religious thought is the path of least resistance ...
Sep 7, 2017 · In 1966, just over 50 years ago, the distinguished Canadian-born anthropologist Anthony Wallace confidently predicted the global demise of religion at the hands of an advancing science: ‘belief in supernatural powers is doomed to die out, all over the world, as a result of the increasing adequacy and diffusion of scientific knowledge’.
Nov 15, 2017 · The US is arguably the most scientifically and technologically advanced society in the world, and yet at the same time the most religious of Western societies.
Sep 24, 2024 · Cognitively, religion has etched deep paths in people’s thinking, leading them to continue to think and behave in ways that are more strongly religious than people who have never been religious. Behaviorally, religion often involves rituals that become habits, which are hard to change.
I found an interesting BBC article, and the TLDR version of it is that due to psychological, neurological, historical, cultural and logistical factors, experts think that religion will probably never go away. Religion, whether it’s maintained through fear or love, is highly successful at perpetuating itself. If not, it would no longer be with us.
Aug 29, 2023 · The decline of religion is most striking in the United States. Between 1940 and 2000, church membership hovered around 70%, according to Gallup . But as the new millennium got underway, it fell ...
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Dec 7, 2020 · An analysis of religious trends from 1981 to 2007 in 49 countries containing 60% of the world’s population did not find a global resurgence of religion—most high-income countries were becoming less religious—however, it did show that in 33 of the 49 countries studied, people had become more religious. But since 2007, things have changed with surprising speed.
