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ThinkDifferent · 02-19-2003, 11:03 PM

We are currently living in a 90% theist world. But as science answers more and more questions, it can be expected that this percentage is bound to change in favor of atheism.

I would like to invite you all to use your creativity and predict how a 90% atheist world would be?

Will people be more moral or less?
What will be the postive & negative developments?
Will there be more peace as religion related tensions disappear? etc.

Please fell free to post anything and everything that you can predict for an atheist dominated world.

Also, will the world ever become 90% atheist at all?

Seb_Maya · 02-20-2003, 03:36 AM

I think that science seems is giving us many answers but these in turn can lead to even more mysterious questions. e.g in fields such as particle physics and cosmology. I believe that there will be a move away from organised religion as it is slowly but surely unravelled, however a massive move to atheism would be unlikely unless "definite proof" for the non-existence of God was found.

02-20-2003, 07:00 AM

I think that there would be no discernible effect on morality.

And people would find other way to satisfy the seemingly insatiable drive towards 'tribalism' of some sort ... so the world would not be any more or less peaceful.

wordfailure · 02-20-2003, 07:23 AM

I agree, stretch. Religious/metaphysical/philosophical behavioral phenomena are manifestations of human nature, IMHO, not the reverse. In other words, people are people regardless of religious affiliation or its lack.

Silent Acorns · 02-20-2003, 02:13 PM

I think the primary difference would be that we would lose one very big cause of suffering: people fighting over who has got the One True God. That would be a big change for the better. But by itself, it won't change the reality of scarce resources. People will still fight over oil, and power ... people will still have plenty of reasons to get jealous and angry.

In short, the world would be noticably better, but still far from perfect.

Primal · 02-20-2003, 04:38 PM

The world is not 90 percent theist. China is an atheist state, Communist nations are as well(and they contain a sizeable portion of the world's population), Buddhists are atheists, as are some Taosists etc. Having the majority of China alone makes it impossible that theists compose 90 percent of the world's population.

Primal · 02-20-2003, 04:39 PM

If anything atheism alone would remove a problem, not necessarily create a solution i.e. Stalin. A better question would be what if the world was 90 percent rational humanist? To this I'm willing to bet a hell of a lot better.

Philosoft · 02-20-2003, 04:41 PM

This is probably better off in GRD...

02-20-2003, 05:48 PM

I suspect that an atheist world have a lot less violence and a lot less pollution, and I think that there would be some tremendous advances in science without the roadblocks that the religionists keep putting up. In fact, we'd probably be headed to the stars.

But at the moment only cemeteries are 100 percent atheist and there's not much going on.

Amie · 02-20-2003, 05:57 PM

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Originally posted by atheist_in_foxhole
I suspect that an atheist world have a lot less violence and a lot less pollution, and I think that there would be some tremendous advances in science without the roadblocks that the religionists keep putting up. In fact, we'd probably be headed to the stars.

No, no no dear atheist how very misguided of you.

02-19-2003, 11:03 PM	#1
ThinkDifferent Regular Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: India Posts: 193	What type of world will a 90% atheist world be? We are currently living in a 90% theist world. But as science answers more and more questions, it can be expected that this percentage is bound to change in favor of atheism. I would like to invite you all to use your creativity and predict how a 90% atheist world would be? Will people be more moral or less? What will be the postive & negative developments? Will there be more peace as religion related tensions disappear? etc. Please fell free to post anything and everything that you can predict for an atheist dominated world. Also, will the world ever become 90% atheist at all?

02-20-2003, 03:36 AM	#2
Seb_Maya Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: London Posts: 28	I doubt it I think that science seems is giving us many answers but these in turn can lead to even more mysterious questions. e.g in fields such as particle physics and cosmology. I believe that there will be a move away from organised religion as it is slowly but surely unravelled, however a massive move to atheism would be unlikely unless "definite proof" for the non-existence of God was found.

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02-20-2003, 07:00 AM	#3
stretch Guest Posts: n/a	I think that there would be no discernible effect on morality. And people would find other way to satisfy the seemingly insatiable drive towards 'tribalism' of some sort ... so the world would not be any more or less peaceful.

02-20-2003, 07:23 AM	#4
wordfailure Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: US Posts: 96	I agree, stretch. Religious/metaphysical/philosophical behavioral phenomena are manifestations of human nature, IMHO, not the reverse. In other words, people are people regardless of religious affiliation or its lack.

02-20-2003, 02:13 PM	#5
Silent Acorns Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: SW 31 52 24W4 Posts: 1,508	I think the primary difference would be that we would lose one very big cause of suffering: people fighting over who has got the One True God. That would be a big change for the better. But by itself, it won't change the reality of scarce resources. People will still fight over oil, and power ... people will still have plenty of reasons to get jealous and angry. In short, the world would be noticably better, but still far from perfect.

02-20-2003, 04:38 PM	#6
Primal Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: San Marcos Posts: 551	The world is not 90 percent theist. China is an atheist state, Communist nations are as well(and they contain a sizeable portion of the world's population), Buddhists are atheists, as are some Taosists etc. Having the majority of China alone makes it impossible that theists compose 90 percent of the world's population.

02-20-2003, 04:39 PM	#7
Primal Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: San Marcos Posts: 551	If anything atheism alone would remove a problem, not necessarily create a solution i.e. Stalin. A better question would be what if the world was 90 percent rational humanist? To this I'm willing to bet a hell of a lot better.

02-20-2003, 04:41 PM	#8
Philosoft Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Southeast of disorder Posts: 6,829	This is probably better off in GRD...

02-20-2003, 05:48 PM	#9
atheist_in_foxhole Guest Posts: n/a	I suspect that an atheist world have a lot less violence and a lot less pollution, and I think that there would be some tremendous advances in science without the roadblocks that the religionists keep putting up. In fact, we'd probably be headed to the stars. But at the moment only cemeteries are 100 percent atheist and there's not much going on.

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