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muriel_volestrangler

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14. Even worse, another Zuckermann quote: "I wouldn’t be surprised if they remain the majority"

Reply to pinto (Reply #13)

Sun Dec 21, 2014, 02:13 PM

Dec 2014

Will religion ever disappear?

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“Humans need comfort in the face of pain and suffering, and many need to think that there’s something more after this life, that they’re loved by an invisible being,” Zuckerman says. “There will always be people who believe, and I wouldn’t be surprised if they remain the majority.”

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20141219-will-religion-ever-disappear

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We’re putting an end to religion: [View all] Warren Stupidity Dec 2014 OP

Not in my lifetime. Peacetrain Dec 2014 #1

I think not yet, WS Feral Child Dec 2014 #2

I don't think the author is claiming that the end is nigh. Warren Stupidity Dec 2014 #3

That I can agree with. Feral Child Dec 2014 #4

I don't think atheists or other secularists are making much of a dent Warpy Dec 2014 #5

That is one of the points the author makes. Warren Stupidity Dec 2014 #6

It's also why I tend to keep my trap shut and just smile and nod Warpy Dec 2014 #7

But I disagree about outspoken atheists. Warren Stupidity Dec 2014 #8

Oh, they all know I don't believe a word of it Warpy Dec 2014 #9

I think the vast reach of the internet, the growth of secularism and the self-identified "nones" pinto Dec 2014 #12

I don't think so Warren. NaturalHigh Dec 2014 #10

It's closer to the mid-seventies, among adults. bvf Dec 2014 #17

Odd, and inaccurate, headline Salon chose for that muriel_volestrangler Dec 2014 #11

Yeah, agree. pinto Dec 2014 #13

Even worse, another Zuckermann quote: "I wouldn’t be surprised if they remain the majority" muriel_volestrangler Dec 2014 #14

I've always rankled at headline editors for a publication with tagging an author's piece. pinto Dec 2014 #15

inaccurate, yes, odd? no, typical. Warren Stupidity Dec 2014 #16