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> Fertility wins in the end I’m not sure this is actually true. In the USA, identification as Christian is decreasing and identification as “nothing in partic

> Fertility wins in the end I’m not sure this is actually true. In the USA, identification as Christian is decreasing and identification as “nothing in particular”, “agnostic”, and “atheist” is increasing. This is in spite of the fertility differences noted I think philosophies tend to look ‘inherited’ most often in stable societies, with low geographical mobility and low penetration of outside ideas. I don’t think todays society fits that bill.

bhouston 4y ago
> In the USA, identification as Christian is decreasing and identification as “nothing in particular”, “agnostic”, and “atheist” is increasing In general atheist is projected to decrease around the world as a share of the population and that is primarily because of low fertility among atheists. For example, here: https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2015/04/02/religious-projections-2010-2050/ https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2015/04/02/religious-pr... > I think philosophies tend to look ‘inherited’ most often in stable societies, with low geographical mobility and low penetration of outside ideas. I didn't mean to imply they're inherited, but if anyone adopting a particular philosophy has as a result low fertility, it is a very hard philosophy to grow as it constantly needs new converts. It isn't self regenerating.
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