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Yes, and that is the way it is supposed to go. But here is another quote to illustrate the counterpart: "Die Wahrheit triumphiert nie, ihre Gegner sterben nur
by 0x12 15y ago
Yes, and that is the way it is supposed to go.
But here is another quote to illustrate the counterpart:
"Die Wahrheit triumphiert nie, ihre Gegner sterben nur aus."
Rough translation: The truth never triumphs, its opponents simply die out.
That's by Max Planck.
- zdw 15y agoConsidering the focus on bountiful procreation that many religions advocate, I doubt they're going to die out. There was a paper a while back focusing on abortion, which combined a bunch of statistics on who got them and what their political views were - the conclusion being that in the US, the Democratic party's ranks had been reduced as a result of their support for the policy. The flip side for religious groups (who are generally anti-abortion) could easily be true.
- 0x12 15y agoI propose an atheist breeding program ;) Anyway, what with HN and humor it is probably good that this has been flagged off the homepage, but you may very well be right. The religions we observe today are the result of - heavy irony here - an evolutionary struggle to survive, and simply because of that the religions that remain are pretty good at what they do, to spread and to remain. An atheist movement capable of competing with religion on sheer numbers alone would probably have to borrow bits and pieces from those very same religions in order to be successful in that competition.