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Npower101 · 06-10-2002, 12:53 AM

One of the fastest(if not the fastest) growing religion is atheism which also has the least amount of conversions to other religons which will mean in many years from now it will be the last one standing, but after that happenes where does the human race go from there? Most wars, great arts, monuments, and inventions, where inspirtions from religion based on dietyies. Will the world fall into a slump or will all hell break lose since most people are only keep in order due to the fear of "judgement day"

Syphor · 06-10-2002, 01:48 AM

Knowing the influence of religion on western society 1000 years ago, and its steady decline since then; I often wonder about the presence (if any) of religion a millennia from now.

[ June 10, 2002: Message edited by: Syphor ]

Panta Pei · 06-10-2002, 02:30 AM

"One of the fastest(if not the fastest) growing religion is atheism which also has the least amount of conversions to other religons which will mean in many years from now it will be the last one standing, but after that happenes where does the human race go from there? Most wars, great arts, monuments, and inventions, where inspirtions from religion based on dietyies. Will the world fall into a slump or will all hell break lose since most people are only keep in order due to the fear of "judgement day" "

<fires tranquilizer dart into troll, firmly binds the pathetic creature and launches a flare>

Gurdur, we have a pick up in EoG

Tercel · 06-10-2002, 03:15 AM

Npower101,
What makes you think that current trends will necessarily continue?
As I understand it, religious belief has dropped to critical levels more than once over the past millenia, only to promptly recover again.

phlebas · 06-10-2002, 03:38 AM

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Originally posted by Tercel:
Npower101,
What makes you think that current trends will necessarily continue?
As I understand it, religious belief has dropped to critical levels more than once over the past millenia, only to promptly recover again.

Yes, but Inquisitions and Crusades are passe' now. You can't really reinflate your numbers by torturing and killing infidels any more. (At least, not around here.) (At least, not yet.) ('A' for effort on that front, though.)

We all have our little TV remotes to show that science works, and the best we get from the Bible is pi rounded down to 3.

Automaton · 06-10-2002, 04:33 AM

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One of the fastest(if not the fastest) growing religion is atheism

*sigh* Atheism is not a religion, just as baldness is not a hair color.

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which also has the least amount of conversions to other religons which will mean in many years from now it will be the last one standing,

I don't see how you go from "least conversions" to it becoming totally dominant. There are other factors at play.

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but after that happenes where does the human race go from there?

I would imagine pretty much the same as it is now, but without religion. Is that so hard to conceive?

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Most wars, great arts, monuments, and inventions, where inspirtions from religion based on dietyies.

There is correlation but no established causation. How will an atheistic/humanistic world lack wars, art, monuments, and (most bafflingly) inventions?

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Will the world fall into a slump

I somehow doubt it.

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or will all hell break lose since most people are only keep in order due to the fear of "judgement day"

This is laughably stupid.

Answerer · 06-10-2002, 04:58 AM

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Originally posted by Syphor:
Knowing the influence of religion on western society 1000 years ago, and its steady decline since then; I often wonder about the presence (if any) of religion a millennia from now.

[ June 10, 2002: Message edited by: Syphor ]

Guys, it is important to let all of you know that christinity and Islam is actually growing in the East especially China. They(theists) sure know how to find new victims and now, I'm disturbed by more and more Christians and muslims while my friends are joining them and there is nothing that I could do. *Sad.

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06-10-2002, 06:59 AM

If atheism predominates, wars will occur. If Christianity predominates, wars will occur. If humans fail to utterly annihalate themselves wars will occur.

Npower101,

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most people are only keep in order due to the fear of "judgement day"

If this is the case humanity is doomed, with or without religion. I am not so pessimistic myself.

Jobar · 06-10-2002, 07:31 AM

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06-10-2002, 12:53 AM	#1
Npower101 New Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Pa Posts: 3	When the whole word finally wakes up and realizes whats gonna happen One of the fastest(if not the fastest) growing religion is atheism which also has the least amount of conversions to other religons which will mean in many years from now it will be the last one standing, but after that happenes where does the human race go from there? Most wars, great arts, monuments, and inventions, where inspirtions from religion based on dietyies. Will the world fall into a slump or will all hell break lose since most people are only keep in order due to the fear of "judgement day"

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Panta Pei Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: in the middle of things Posts: 722	"One of the fastest(if not the fastest) growing religion is atheism which also has the least amount of conversions to other religons which will mean in many years from now it will be the last one standing, but after that happenes where does the human race go from there? Most wars, great arts, monuments, and inventions, where inspirtions from religion based on dietyies. Will the world fall into a slump or will all hell break lose since most people are only keep in order due to the fear of "judgement day" " <fires tranquilizer dart into troll, firmly binds the pathetic creature and launches a flare> Gurdur, we have a pick up in EoG

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Tercel Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,315	Npower101, What makes you think that current trends will necessarily continue? As I understand it, religious belief has dropped to critical levels more than once over the past millenia, only to promptly recover again.

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