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Do you think humans will ever give up religion in future?
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boudica lemmy.world boudica@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-03-09
#52 · Quote Reply

At some point in the future, yes I think so. Religion continues to exist because it fills many needs at the societal and individual level beyond just belief in the supernatural. People use religion for community, a sense of (greater or worldly) purpose, a moral compass, to accept mortality, deal with loss or big emotions, plain boredom, to control themselves or others, get power, make money, etc.

Assuming humanity doesn't wipe itself out in the future, people will find other ways to fill the needs or answer the questions they currently use religion for. Religion will cease to exist but that doesn't mean the things that replace it will be better.

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FuglyDuck lemmy.world FuglyDuck@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-15
#53 · Quote Reply

the Abrahamic ones or new age type ones? I personally think Christianity and Islam will be the future leading religions (maybe some percentage of Judaism) but rest of religions I think will die out.

And the AI cults.

And the things that are mash up’s of the old things and some new fangle hate.

(Like how Christianity was a mashup of some other religions. Judaism, Greek- the rites of Apollo in particular and Zoroastrian thrown in.)

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