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This is one of the symptoms of the decline of religion. As the moderates abandon their faith, only the more radical members and fundamental adherents are left.
by Afforess 8y ago
This is one of the symptoms of the decline of religion. As the moderates abandon their faith, only the more radical members and fundamental adherents are left. Radicals who were previously moderated by the more centrist members now find their hands freed of any of checks and balances and only see fellow radicals in their social circle. There's no social shame or doubt left and they are free to test these abusive ideas.
See also: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/ZQG9cwKbct2LtmL3p/evaporative-cooling-of-group-beliefs https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/ZQG9cwKbct2LtmL3p/evaporativ...
- eksemplar 8y agoThen why aren’t they on the increase in Scandinavia?
- nextlevelwizard 8y agoBetter education and over all lack of fundamentalism
- GuiA 8y agoReligious institutions are being redefined in interesting ways in Scandinavia. See for instance: "Half of Norwegian bishops are now women" http://norwaytoday.info/culture/half-norwegian-bishops-now-women/ http://norwaytoday.info/culture/half-norwegian-bishops-now-w...
- krageon 8y agoScandinavia doesn't have a strong religious impulse, whereas the USA is Christian in the most fundamentalist way from top to bottom.
- chmielewski 8y agoFundamentalism is a recent branch of Protestantism. TFA is about exorcism as a rite and only mentions Catholicism. Scandinavia has always* been traditionally Lutheran rather than Catholic or Protestant. Lutheran and Orthodox (and maaaaybe Anglican) have exorcism rites, otherwise it's going to be a preacher doing an exorcism he invented after the DSM was created. (* not "ALWAYS" but you know what I mean)
- simonsarris 8y agoBelief in elves are, instead.