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Ian Buruma – Religion, Democracy and “Enlightenment Values”

Leading journalist and academic Ian Buruma asks: is the rule of law enough to hold societies together or do we need common values, ethics and norms?

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If Demographics play a part in determining the ‘outcome’ of religions;’ among other things, what religion is?

Question: If Demographics play a part in determining the ‘outcome’ of religions;’ among other things, what religion is?
If Demographics play a part in determining the ‘outcome’ of religions;’ among other things, what religion is likely to rise above all others, and what would be the likely outcome of such a rise for that particular religion and the communities therein?
What say ye?

Answer:

Answer by Ed
The one that has the most stupid followers. So, if you want a religion to grow and be successful, you must promote abject ignorance. The more stupid people are, the more easily they can be coerced to believe in and follow dogmatic nonsense.

Right now, Islam seems to be on the rise, while Christianity is on the decline.

And, what you can expect to see as a result of the rise of such religions is atrocities committed against both individuals and whole cultures that do not share the same dogmatic beliefs.

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