Religion

guillaumeb

(42,649 posts) Tue Aug 28, 2018, 01:15 PM Aug 2018

Interesting news: why faith is becoming more and more popular [View all]

From the article:

Faith is on the rise and 84% of the global population identifies with a religious group. what does it mean for the future?

To read more:

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/aug/27/religion-why-is-faith-growing-and-what-happens-next?CMP=share_btn_tw

We regularly read article predicting/reporting/that religion is dying out, and that as the population becomes more aware, theism will inevitably fade away. This article paints a somewhat different picture.

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Interesting news: why faith is becoming more and more popular [View all] guillaumeb Aug 2018 OP

it means more hate and wars probably nt msongs Aug 2018 #1

Too reductionistic by far. eom guillaumeb Aug 2018 #2

That's about right. Maybe some good too, KPN Sep 2018 #101

LMAO trotsky Aug 2018 #3

Keep spinning your narrative. guillaumeb Aug 2018 #5

What do you think about the specific sentence I quoted, gil? trotsky Aug 2018 #7

The article states that the population of theists is growing. guillaumeb Aug 2018 #11

What do you think about the specific sentence I quoted, gil? trotsky Aug 2018 #14

No, it does not. guillaumeb Aug 2018 #16

What do you think about the specific sentence I quoted, gil? trotsky Aug 2018 #17

What do you think about the specific sentence I quoted, gil? trotsky Aug 2018 #47

What do you think about the specific sentence I quoted, gil? trotsky Sep 2018 #140

I think an answer will not be coming, somehow. MineralMan Sep 2018 #141

It's amazing how a one sentence off hand remark Lordquinton Sep 2018 #142

And the one sentence comes from the article that HE HIMSELF posted. trotsky Sep 2018 #144

Everyone can see it Lordquinton Sep 2018 #150

What do you think about the specific sentence I quoted, gil? trotsky Sep 2018 #153

What do you think about the specific sentence I quoted, gil? trotsky Sep 2018 #154

What do you think about the specific sentence I quoted, gil? trotsky Sep 2018 #155

You'll wait a long time for Guy (French pronunciation). MineralMan Sep 2018 #156

I'm going to keep asking. trotsky Sep 2018 #157

Yeah, I know. MineralMan Sep 2018 #158

They might actually come to a different conclusion. guillaumeb Sep 2018 #159

If they have a modicum of intelligence, they won't. trotsky Sep 2018 #160

What do you think about the specific sentence I quoted, gil? trotsky Sep 2018 #161

What do you think about the specific sentence I quoted, gil? trotsky Sep 2018 #162

What do you think about the specific sentence I quoted, gil? n/t trotsky Sep 2018 #163

What do you think about the specific sentence I quoted, gil? n/t trotsky Oct 2018 #164

Spinning it? Not really. Pretty obvious logic. bitterross Aug 2018 #18

The article notes your observation. guillaumeb Aug 2018 #21

So if an article was titled...Earth is gaining dogs qazplm135 Aug 2018 #28

"Kind of the George Bush of this internet forum." trotsky Aug 2018 #32

If you read the article, guillaumeb Aug 2018 #40

I read it qazplm135 Aug 2018 #42

Auditioning for a choir? guillaumeb Aug 2018 #53

Your "choir" nonsense, again? MineralMan Aug 2018 #56

Are you the appointed spokesperson? guillaumeb Aug 2018 #57

but how can I? qazplm135 Aug 2018 #59

I am the spokesperson for myself. MineralMan Aug 2018 #61

Since you (guillaumeb) seem to think that a person making a simple request is appointed spokesperson Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2018 #83

Hey, MM. You're a very smart guy. Why do you waste time even engaging with this fellow? pangaia Sep 2018 #79

Oh please...they are both the same person. ret5hd Sep 2018 #92

Could have fooled me... pangaia Sep 2018 #96

It's part of my de-stressing routine. MineralMan Sep 2018 #97

Well, you DID fool me... Didn;t you? OR..... pangaia Sep 2018 #98

One can never have too many tympani. MineralMan Sep 2018 #99

HA HA HA !!! Some people think we are smelling the heads.... pangaia Sep 2018 #100

I'm not actually a percussionist. My experience with tympani MineralMan Sep 2018 #102

I return insults qazplm135 Aug 2018 #58

You first replied in #28, guillaumeb Aug 2018 #60

It means that even newbies in this group have your number Lordquinton Aug 2018 #62

it was an analogy qazplm135 Sep 2018 #66

Speaking of condescension, guillaumeb Sep 2018 #73

You prove his point Lordquinton Sep 2018 #80

He admitted to being a long time member. guillaumeb Sep 2018 #84

He said he's been here a while Lordquinton Sep 2018 #88

Tired. Boring. qazplm135 Sep 2018 #95

Or like Global Warming Lordquinton Sep 2018 #89

Woosh. The numeric logic went right over your head. So of course your ignore the key point. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2018 #77

You know you're right on target in the Religion department ... TwistOneUp Aug 2018 #10

Ha! Thanks! n/t trotsky Aug 2018 #15

Auditioning for the tiny choir? guillaumeb Aug 2018 #41

Knock off the personal attacks, gil. trotsky Aug 2018 #46

Ah yes, the personal attacks. guillaumeb Aug 2018 #54

I've never personally attacked you, but the choir thing is nonsense and you should drop it. marylandblue Sep 2018 #93

I will, guillaumeb Sep 2018 #108

Or when Hell freezes over, eh? MineralMan Sep 2018 #110

Check in with the closed Facebook group. guillaumeb Sep 2018 #111

I don't know of any closed Facebook group. MineralMan Sep 2018 #113

This secret one that we never mention on DU! trotsky Sep 2018 #145

While that looks interesting, my Facebook time is very limited, MineralMan Sep 2018 #146

OK, just don't share that link with anyone! trotsky Sep 2018 #147

Okey-Dokey! Mum's the Word. MineralMan Sep 2018 #148

Oh, for pete's sake! MineralMan Aug 2018 #51

Ironic indeed. guillaumeb Aug 2018 #55

I mean at this point... qazplm135 Sep 2018 #67

Oh, yes, the choir. Yawn. Mariana Sep 2018 #69

Well, occasionally one shows up to bolster the message. MineralMan Sep 2018 #70

That is true. Mariana Sep 2018 #71

The toxic atmosphere does inhibit some. guillaumeb Sep 2018 #74

What toxic atmosphere? Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #103

Some carpeting is known to emit toxic fumes. Mariana Sep 2018 #105

There are none so blind......eom guillaumeb Sep 2018 #109

Guill, you need some new material, I think. MineralMan Sep 2018 #112

My thoughts exactly, guillaumeb Sep 2018 #114

So can you explain why you think there is a toxic Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #117

That comment has been made a number of times in the last 2 years. guillaumeb Sep 2018 #119

You made that comment in post 74. Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #120

I made an observation, guillaumeb Sep 2018 #121

Just so I understand: Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #122

I asked a question of you. guillaumeb Sep 2018 #123

I've attempted to repeat your position Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #125

And my question remains unanswered. Interesting. guillaumeb Sep 2018 #126

And my question remains unanswered. guillaumeb Sep 2018 #127

ok once again we are done. Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #129

Sorry that you cannot acknowledge the obvious, guillaumeb Sep 2018 #130

Speaking of unanswered questions Lordquinton Sep 2018 #143

And more toxicity demonstrated: guillaumeb Sep 2018 #128

People who disagree with Gil are permitted to post here. Mariana Sep 2018 #124

Apparently it is toxic to repeat what he said Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #132

I've posted this before. Mariana Sep 2018 #134

None of my posts are required reading. MineralMan Sep 2018 #118

Yes. I thought I noticed an unpleasant sulfurous chemical odor when I MineralMan Sep 2018 #106

I wonder if the above line of thinking is the result of the new... NeoGreen Aug 2018 #24

It's scary how many rhetorical tools from the MAGA toolset gil likes to use. trotsky Aug 2018 #25

That's just like, your opinion Lordquinton Aug 2018 #43

Yet another train wreck of a thread Major Nikon Aug 2018 #45

Time for this one again trotsky Aug 2018 #48

That poor turtle... NeoGreen Aug 2018 #50

From your link qazplm135 Aug 2018 #4

Welcome to DU. guillaumeb Aug 2018 #8

welcome? I've been here awhile qazplm135 Aug 2018 #26

Oh, hey, you're new here TlalocW Aug 2018 #36

A belated welcome. guillaumeb Aug 2018 #39

No one in this group has said or implied that religion is dying out. Mariana Aug 2018 #30

Trust me. Religious freedom, of any sort, does NOT exist in China. pangaia Sep 2018 #78

Developed countries are going one way, underdeveloped countries are going the other marylandblue Aug 2018 #6

Shhh, gil has made it clear this thread is no place for facts and analysis. n/t trotsky Aug 2018 #19

Geography zipplewrath Aug 2018 #9

Perhaps they are converting to escape the Islamophobia guillaumeb Aug 2018 #12

More likely zipplewrath Aug 2018 #13

Except that at least in Western and Northern Voltaire2 Aug 2018 #20

Organized zipplewrath Aug 2018 #22

Indeed. It wasn't a serious point. Voltaire2 Aug 2018 #23

or qazplm135 Aug 2018 #27

Where the population is growing faster, more people are born into religions. MineralMan Aug 2018 #29

As usual for gil, he read the headline, and assumed. trotsky Aug 2018 #33

I am constantly puzzled by that phenomenon. MineralMan Aug 2018 #34

I'm wondering if more people are reporting because they feel they have to TrogL Aug 2018 #31

Not so much, really. The rise in reported "nones" here in the US and in MineralMan Aug 2018 #35

I don't place my faith in saidsimplesimon Aug 2018 #37

How progressive a region is correlates inversely to in the influence of organized religion Major Nikon Aug 2018 #49

I call Bullshit on this. gibraltar72 Aug 2018 #38

Christians like Guil, popularized "faith" Bretton Garcia Aug 2018 #44

All religions good! No religion bad! MineralMan Aug 2018 #52

The reason religion may be gaining ground Comatose Sphagetti Aug 2018 #63

So religion provides comfort? guillaumeb Aug 2018 #64

I think so. Comatose Sphagetti Aug 2018 #65

sure qazplm135 Sep 2018 #68

There's a reason we celebrate religious holidays the way we do marylandblue Sep 2018 #72

If you do not understand the difference, guillaumeb Sep 2018 #75

Remember this post Lordquinton Sep 2018 #81

that you think there is a difference qazplm135 Sep 2018 #94

No it's demographics. Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #104

I don't know. Sorry about the turtle. dameatball Sep 2018 #76

Your OP title contradicts the article title & gets it wrong. They do not mean the same thing. Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2018 #82

The title at the link is as I have written it. guillaumeb Sep 2018 #85

I've started going to church since I found a liberal church. First time since I was 12. mahina Sep 2018 #86

Ok, at the page, but the URL has a different more accurate title. But you don't address any points. Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2018 #87

Get comfortable Lordquinton Sep 2018 #91

You made a claim that I misrepresented the title. guillaumeb Sep 2018 #107

Again, you eschew simple math. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2018 #115

And the title? guillaumeb Sep 2018 #137

What's your purpose? qazplm135 Sep 2018 #135

It keeps him busy. I think that's it. MineralMan Sep 2018 #149

I think that's wishful thinking. Crutchez_CuiBono Sep 2018 #90

It's true that the number of religious people in the world is increasing. Mariana Sep 2018 #116

people have always joined a religion to have a community demigoddess Sep 2018 #131

There are many reasons advanced to justify war. guillaumeb Sep 2018 #133

so many wars were fought over the fact that the religions did not agree on a point. demigoddess Sep 2018 #139

You have to walk the talk.. Maxheader Sep 2018 #136

Action versus talk? guillaumeb Sep 2018 #138

christianity is in decline. Islam is ascendant. samir.g Sep 2018 #151

Let us continue this discussion in 100 years. guillaumeb Sep 2018 #152