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I think a lot of it boils down to poverty and literacy. Religious fundamentalism is largely a pastime of the poor, and as the US has become more affluent religi
by mullingitover 5y ago
I think a lot of it boils down to poverty and literacy. Religious fundamentalism is largely a pastime of the poor, and as the US has become more affluent religious fervor has faded.
> Other belief system's populations die out due to lack of breeders, so it is just survivorship bias.
Breeding isn't a sure-fire way to produce more believers, either, and I say this a a non-religious person who was raised in a very religious family, married to another non-religious person who was raised in a very religious family.
- vmception 5y agoGeneration sample size: 1 There are many correlations for the last half century to try to latch onto, but there is a historical reality that continues to this day: they will outbreed you. As another person said: wishful thinking.
- mullingitover 5y agoThis trend has been happening for a bit more than one generation, the data I see here[1] shows it's been happening since the early 70s. [1] https://www.pewforum.org/2019/10/17/in-u-s-decline-of-christianity-continues-at-rapid-pace/ https://www.pewforum.org/2019/10/17/in-u-s-decline-of-christ...