Is Religion slowly dying?

[Eternu]

More and more i come across people who say that they do not believe in God and religion teachings. Atheistic population is starting to get bigger and bigger. Does this mean that it is time for religion to die, or maybe it is time to evolve in something else? Maybe Buddhism is becoming worlds religion, or maybe it will be some mixture of Europe religions and Buddhism? I am interested what do you guys think, what are your views on matter and what do you think will happen in future? Will there be no religion, or maybe some kind of other teaching?

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[BADecker]

When you look at the definition of "religion," you will find that religion will only die if all the people die, or if the definition is changed - http://www.dictionary.com/browse/religion?s=t.

[JerryWinski]

BADecker is just saying that we atheists are also a religion so even if everyone stopped believing in fairy tales we would still hold a belief. I suppose that belief would be in ourselves as individuals. I think that's a very healthy religion if you can call it that. I think its something else. I think its enlightenment.

[lockept93]

I think the religion groups will slowly dying, but not the believing in something higher itself.
Many people leave the church, but they still believe in god.

[Ucy]

Nothing wrong with religion. Bigotry is the problem. Trying to wipe out religion without definite proof it's  a problem is itself Bigotry.

[pozmu]

Yes it is.
Something like Buddhism/ scientology has a chance to become world's leading "religion".

[hawthelegend]

I too believe that. Sad to say but true.
People nowadays choose the world rather than choose eternal life.
And teams up together then makes up so much excuses just to justify their selves.
This is reality. I dont have anything against this, it just saddens me. It really does.
But i cant do nothing about it, preach to a closed mind or heart, then you get insulted.
Have friends like these., and i choose not to shove my beliefs to them but just pray for them. Its the only thing i can do. I only tell them once. Then done. If they believe, or if I happen to reach their hearts them good, if not, and i get insulted, i pray for them. Ar least i tried.
This is hard for someone like me who believes. Not because of my pride, or my religion getting insulted, but for all the souls that has gotten lost. It saddens me that i cant do anything to save people that I get to see and talk to everyday. So much more with my friends. But all i can do is pray. And so i will pray for everyone to came back some point in their lives. That someday they would realize that having faith in GOD is the only gamble in life that can give you a win win result, that when you believe and happens to be true, you get saved. And if it happens that the GOD i worship is just a childish illusion, at least you have been a good person, a blessing to others by following the morals and golden teaching of the bible..

I hope this long random things that i said reaches your hearts and burns a fire in you..
I believe despite the uncertainties, i believe despite the negation of evidences, i believe despite all
the temptaions, i believe despite the heaviest burdens in my life today, i believe despite having no trace of the one I follow and worship. I believe. And i will continue to believe because a part in my brain that handles my emotions tells me to.

I hope this doesnt gather any hate from anyone.
Peace out.

[curiosity1]

I think that, as people are faced less with death and illness, they turn away from religion. Today many happily live until a very old age. There is just less need for the kind of comfort that religion provides us with.

[frankbit]

I think that, as people are faced less with death and illness, they turn away from religion. Today many happily live until a very old age. There is just less need for the kind of comfort that religion provides us with.

Religion is not slowly, but quickly dies. I think that it is for this reason that in recent years more and more we see the hidden advertising of religion. The more educated people are the less they believe in fairy tales.

[BADecker]

I think that, as people are faced less with death and illness, they turn away from religion. Today many happily live until a very old age. There is just less need for the kind of comfort that religion provides us with.

Religion is not slowly, but quickly dies. I think that it is for this reason that in recent years more and more we see the hidden advertising of religion. The more educated people are the less they believe in fairy tales.

Religion is not dying. The focus of religion is simply changing.

In the past, religion was focused on God. Now it is focused on the science fiction made up by people. Here is what I mean.

Science theory is theory because it does not have enough evidence to prove that it is fact. Consider Big Bang Theory. It is not known to be fact, and it probably will never be known to be fact. Yet look at how many people around the world talk like they believe it is fact, based on some probability calculations, that are not known to be correct. Looks like science is becoming a religion.

[yokosan]

religious rules changing every day. this fix is very difficult. in the States religion is no longer unable to control.
new religions begin to form. fact, the basis of all religions (beliefs) do a favor, to approach with respect and love.

[crypto.classroom]

religion can't die. Religion is in our genes.  if there were no religion people would invent it as a natural part of being human beings.

[nachius]

What if humans didn't have moral lines drawn? It's depressing to know that one day I will die and never exist again; why believe it? It's hard to believe that humans were an accident, or were a product of what was once molecules floating in space.

Religion will never die out. Humans have done this into past, they try to drift away from what's right, and they end up far worse than before. It's the only thing keeping our secular world sane.

[VapeOil]

Yes it is.
Something like Buddhism/ scientology has a chance to become world's leading "religion".

What would be the point of a church for Atheists? Who would they pray to? This doesn't make sense. Maybe its a cult or something there.

[VapeOil]

What if humans didn't have moral lines drawn? It's depressing to know that one day I will die and never exist again; why believe it? It's hard to believe that humans were an accident, or were a product of what was once molecules floating in space.

Religion will never die out. Humans have done this into past, they try to drift away from what's right, and they end up far worse than before. It's the only thing keeping our secular world sane.

Morals are just us regular people following laws. Religion is no different. The bible is just a book of laws with some history thrown into the mix. Sure it has morals but who follows them? Turn the other cheek and love thy neighbour etc.. No one follows those morals just the ones about not killing and any others that carry prison sentences.

[Ardhi]

I thinking the same cause every people just thnking about logic or something who can proff by science. they faith become weakness time by time. even they start to unbelieve anyone to get succed to everything. they just believe them self

[leademepls]

Materialism is the killer of religion. In that context the only religion you can say is dying for certain(at least ATM) is Christianity, because it's mostly present in the richer countries of the world. There are other religions like Islam for example that are thriving in my opinion. Fundamentalists are doing a great job of channeling the frustration of the low standard of life in the 3rd world countries, and turning it into religious zeal.

[BADecker]

Materialism is the killer of religion. In that context the only religion you can say is dying for certain(at least ATM) is Christianity, because it's mostly present in the richer countries of the world. There are other religions like Islam for example that are thriving in my opinion. Fundamentalists are doing a great job of channeling the frustration of the low standard of life in the 3rd world countries, and turning it into religious zeal.

But religion can be anything, even materialism.   

[Foxpup]

What would be the point of a church for Atheists? Who would they pray to? This doesn't make sense. Maybe its a cult or something there.

People do things in church other than pray, which you'd know if you've ever actually set foot in one.

[yokosan]

What would be the point of a church for Atheists? Who would they pray to? This doesn't make sense. Maybe its a cult or something there.

People do things in church other than pray, which you'd know if you've ever actually set foot in one.

it's not enough to just pray. the respect between people should never hurt. religion is a part of life. can't be human without faith. because there is a God. created us.

[dirokkl]

I am sure that in a few years the religion will disappear altogether. Modern people do not need to be slaves of religion, they are building their own lives.

[Magpieguy]

Yes. Too many nutters involved in it. All faiths.

[sweerty1]

I think yes it is dying, people prefer to be humanist and secular, day after day.
I think there wont be religious majority in 100 years.

[Challenger2015]

Religion will die necessarily. It is impossible to deceive people and not to bear for it responsibility. People understand that there is no God and even those who sincerely believed in him and waited for help from him. Who will believe long. Besides, I think that the recent increase in scandals with pastors testify that even they don't believe in God.

[Karloff]

Religion is no longer needed by most people and they will not impose it on their children. Thus, after several generations, it will be remembered only as a terrible fairy tale.

[Machanto]

In western countries generally people are slowly turning their backs on religion, secularism has taken place in Europe and North America for quite a while and due to that people in the end became less pious. In the end they honored only a few religious traditions. Christianity in the western world is getting replaced with atheism but in the rest of the world religion is still going strong. After all we still have people declaring jihad still  (although it is clearly not for religious reasons and more about geopolitical ones some would call it a "casus belli")

[withche.07]

Religious people are bery conservative among society, so I believe religion is not dying, they wont allow it to die.

[BADecker]

Religion is no longer needed by most people and they will not impose it on their children. Thus, after several generations, it will be remembered only as a terrible fairy tale.

Religion is at the very heart and soul of all people. If they suggest that they don't want or need religion, or that religion is gone out of their lives, that, then, is their religion.

[Old God]

Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich - Napoleon Bonaparte,

I hope some days religion will die and ppl will be happy without it

[sunkiller]

Well they are just about to finish building a brand new mosque near my neighborhood, and bear in mind that there are almost no Muslims living around here. So I'd say some religions are not dying, in fact they are doing quite ok.

[cryptotalk]

There certainly seems to be an age gap with people who actually attend mass on a regular basis, with the majority being older people and attendance numbers also in decline. There is also an issue with the number of new priests joining the church with many parishes simply not replacing retiring ones. Some of the scandals featuring church abuse and cover ups for years have turned people off and rightly so.

It does help to believe in something and have some values in life, but not sure if structured way religion is at the moment will still be here in 100 years from now.

[LuckyMan2017]

Religion will never die, sadly human stupidity either (not related with anything here, talking globally).

When you consider that modern world stands on money, modern slaves (we pay tax to something what does not exist - country, which is again controled by people which by the way you again pick and who then control you, is basicly insanity, and people call that normal and believe in that, saying that capitalism is good?? Please), then you realize that capitalism can not live forever. Reason? People will sooner or later ruin themself or this world, because greed seems to be over humanity, and people go so far that they dont care about other, planet, surviving, they will do all for profit what measures sooner or later as massive fail, so capitalism will fail sooner or later, or probably planet will.

On the other side, if people believe or not in religion fact is, that you are connected, you are not empty, and sooner or later in your life will happen something (love, miracle, or weird things which seems like you knew it will happen) that will show you that there is something and that we are here with reason, and that each individual has more meaning than just collect money, and ruin this world with capitalism.

If I would love money, and believe this is best what we can do, and that I have no meaning, I would feel sorry for myself. Religion will not die, at least not for those who use logic.

[Lampaster]

Well they are just about to finish building a brand new mosque near my neighborhood, and bear in mind that there are almost no Muslims living around here. So I'd say some religions are not dying, in fact they are doing quite ok.

Muslims really are increasing their presence, but due to the fact that they pay less attention to education and more than teaching religion. You can't stop progress, and eventually Muslims too will get a decent education and Islam along with other religions will cease to exist.

[diamondblend23]

no,muslims is very active

[Bubusak]

Religion will not die. This is the first idea that has combined people. The first printed book was the Bible. People fought and died because of their belief in the function of religion. Modern people recognize facts and science. Religion is unfounded, based only on understanding, thought, and conviction. I do not believe in God, and even if I believe, I would not want to be part of any religion.

[bustedsynx]

Religion will not die. This is the first idea that has combined people. The first printed book was the Bible. People fought and died because of their belief in the function of religion. Modern people recognize facts and science. Religion is unfounded, based only on understanding, thought, and conviction. I do not believe in God, and even if I believe, I would not want to be part of any religion.

It's only in the West, trust me. In Asia, every aspect of their life is embued with religious meanings and purposes.

[MintCondition]

Religion will not die. This is the first idea that has combined people. The first printed book was the Bible. People fought and died because of their belief in the function of religion. Modern people recognize facts and science. Religion is unfounded, based only on understanding, thought, and conviction. I do not believe in God, and even if I believe, I would not want to be part of any religion.

It's only in the West, trust me. In Asia, every aspect of their life is embued with religious meanings and purposes.

I agree. Religion is the life of most Asian. They live with purpose and believing on God is their ultimate purpose in life as well as me. Religion is not dying. OP is just blind for not seeing the truth that religion is everywhere even at this point.

[pozmu]

What would be the point of a church for Atheists? Who would they pray to? This doesn't make sense. Maybe its a cult or something there.

I remember reading it was supposed to be some kind of forum for people to talk about their problems and successes, to listen what some interesting persons have to say etc. They are temples of Confucius in Asia, so apparently there can be church without god.

[brenderson]

Whenever it comes the question: why people is religious? ... it comes to me answer that i found in a book about Mao Tse Tung: ...
Mao's father was not religious as his wife was .... one day he was walking and singing on a path in the field ... a tiger jumped before him ... wow .. he runs runs runs and runs home: woman woman: where is buddha and all that stuff, bring me temple here ... lol ....!
That is evolution: tiger wants food, tse tung wants to survive ... scare of the evolution makes god.... my broadest definition of god is: "god is anything that is missing to anyone, anywhere, anytime, .... so, god is a word, as any word .... evolution is stronger than god .. evolution is action and god is reaction .... omg ... hahahaha ... i am trying secular god to presume ... hahaha .. i become action and evolution reacts fiercely in opposite direction ... hahaha. of my gourd .. lol

[LuckyMan2017]

Well strong evolution where we have capitalism and call ourself free beings, while we live in capitalism, who basicly restricts evolution, holds people in cage and makes them slaves. That is for someone evolution? First we must then open eyes and see that we live in "modern version of totalitarianism and feudalism" with slightly changed roles. One third is tax, kings are presidents, prime ministers are lords etc etc. Do I need to go on? Do you see how much is same, but nicely renamed? You still think we are so free? In what way? We just believe we are.

Religion is what you sense and what you feel, not only your hopes and your desire or need. Need leeds to greed, your sense and feeling not, if is clean and honest. So I believe in religion, not because what people tell or church, its because what I feel, and sense. Every person must and do sense something sooner or later.

[brenderson]

Well strong evolution where we have capitalism and call ourselves free beings, while we live in capitalism, who basically restricts evolution, holds people in cage and makes them slaves. That is for someone evolution? First we must then open eyes and see that we live in "modern version of totalitarianism and feudalism" with slightly changed roles. One third is tax, kings are presidents, prime ministers are lords etc etc. Do I need to go on? Do you see how much is same, but nicely renamed? You still think we are so free? In what way? We just believe we are.

Religion is what you sense and what you feel, not only your hopes and your desire or need. Need leads to greed, your sense and feeling not, if is clean and honest. So I believe in religion, not because what people tell or church, its because what I feel, and sense. Every person must and do sense something sooner or later.

evolution requires free people (animals and plants) to compete to each other to have winner and profits for the selections, while god requires from people to cooperate and complement to each other for benefits (and probits) .... you are correct and right .... einstein requires from us, good people, to do something ... could you presume to be our secular god and we will help you in your efforts .. to realize any achievements?
................ solution found by me .....................................................: Individually!.
Private will compete and render services with more talented and completed effects!. Locally!.
Public (social-state-national) will stall and give minimum required services to citizens!. Nationally!.
Provident (divine providence in experience fund with a zillion dollars) will complement to!. Universally!.
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Fulcrum salary of $10K/y for each individual born! All taxes paid in advance on January 01 of a year!
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I think we can control inflation!. If it goes up then we press it down! If down then up!.
If, say, an institution can not do something, that could be done by the charismation!.
We can unite the world (mainly) in 4D: Disaster, Domination, Dialog and Divination!.
For last 20 years I am developing a paradigm: "Divine Universalism"! Are we ready?.
.....................................
Muslim Islam, Christian Capitalism, Communist Socialism, Divine Universalism .... !?!

[Crypto_NX]

Difenantly no! from times to times all thing changes, for religion will come times

[BADecker]

Difenantly no! from times to times all thing changes, for religion will come times

That's defiantly no, isn't it?   

[SneakWulf]

Religion is like HYIP, but religion is always have a new investor ( new born child ).
Hahahaha

But yes, todays religion will soon die and replaced by a new kind of religion.
Just like greeks god, nordic paganism.

[bt128]

in my country, many people use those so called 'religion' to make(cheat) money......
Religion will never die....because it is the best scam toolset.

[Eternu]

Religion will not die. This is the first idea that has combined people. The first printed book was the Bible. People fought and died because of their belief in the function of religion. Modern people recognize facts and science. Religion is unfounded, based only on understanding, thought, and conviction. I do not believe in God, and even if I believe, I would not want to be part of any religion.

It is as you said, people fought and died because of their belief in the function of religion. They fought for glory of God, or to protect religion, but that is contradictory to teaching of all religions. Religions teach us to help and love each other, even if they are from different culture or religion. Maybe that fighting to prove which religion is true one, will be down fall to all of them. That is why i think there will be something new of different in future.

[ikilledcobain]

Personally, I don't see religions dying out ever. There's always going to be some desire to connect to a higher power. That comes with lunatic fundamentalists and your normal everyday person. It's influence has definitely gone down, but I don't see it going anywhere.

[BADecker]

Religion will not die. This is the first idea that has combined people. The first printed book was the Bible. People fought and died because of their belief in the function of religion. Modern people recognize facts and science. Religion is unfounded, based only on understanding, thought, and conviction. I do not believe in God, and even if I believe, I would not want to be part of any religion.

It is as you said, people fought and died because of their belief in the function of religion. They fought for glory of God, or to protect religion, but that is contradictory to teaching of all religions. Religions teach us to help and love each other, even if they are from different culture or religion. Maybe that fighting to prove which religion is true one, will be down fall to all of them. That is why i think there will be something new of different in future.

But most of it took a politician or two to get the ball rolling.

[BADecker]

Well strong evolution where we have capitalism and call ourselves free beings, while we live in capitalism, who basically restricts evolution, holds people in cage and makes them slaves. That is for someone evolution? First we must then open eyes and see that we live in "modern version of totalitarianism and feudalism" with slightly changed roles. One third is tax, kings are presidents, prime ministers are lords etc etc. Do I need to go on? Do you see how much is same, but nicely renamed? You still think we are so free? In what way? We just believe we are.

Religion is what you sense and what you feel, not only your hopes and your desire or need. Need leads to greed, your sense and feeling not, if is clean and honest. So I believe in religion, not because what people tell or church, its because what I feel, and sense. Every person must and do sense something sooner or later.

evolution requires free people (animals and plants) to compete to each other to have winner and profits for the selections, while god requires from people to cooperate and complement to each other for benefits (and probits) .... you are correct and right .... einstein requires from us, good people, to do something ... could you presume to be our secular god and we will help you in your efforts .. to realize any achievements?
................ solution found by me .....................................................: Individually!.
Private will compete and render services with more talented and completed effects!. Locally!.
Public (social-state-national) will stall and give minimum required services to citizens!. Nationally!.
Provident (divine providence in experience fund with a zillion dollars) will complement to!. Universally!.
................................
Fulcrum salary of $10K/y for each individual born! All taxes paid in advance on January 01 of a year!
.................................
I think we can control inflation!. If it goes up then we press it down! If down then up!.
If, say, an institution can not do something, that could be done by the charismation!.
We can unite the world (mainly) in 4D: Disaster, Domination, Dialog and Divination!.
For last 20 years I am developing a paradigm: "Divine Universalism"! Are we ready?.
.....................................
Muslim Islam, Christian Capitalism, Communist Socialism, Divine Universalism .... !?!

Let's avoid the religious debate and look at evolution from the standpoint of science.

1. Cause and effect says that there can't be any random, gene mutations or otherwise;
2. Beneficial gene mutation has never been found in nature, even once;
3. Genetic mutation in the lab is man-made mutation - not random;
4. The term "natural selection" contradicts random mutation; "selection" indicates design; "random" indicates no design;
5. Having no mercy on people who are sick, even genetically, is a genetic flaw.

Now, if you add to all this the points that:
A. Probability math proves scientifically that evolution is impossible;
B. Irreducible Complexity leaves a gigantic opening in evolution theory that science cannot fill;
you see that there is no way to scientifically bolster evolution. The only way to have evolution at all is to do it via religion.

[nachius]

Religion is like HYIP, but religion is always have a new investor ( new born child ).
Hahahaha

And this is when you know you spend too much time daily on bitcointalk...

[Eternu]

Personally, I don't see religions dying out ever. There's always going to be some desire to connect to a higher power. That comes with lunatic fundamentalists and your normal everyday person. It's influence has definitely gone down, but I don't see it going anywhere.

You are probably right, religion will always be present. Even in the moment when people start traveling to the stars, i think there will always be, i think small group of people who will stick to religion. Most of people will probably turn to something else. But that is where you are right, no matter how small religion group of people are, there will always be religion... Seen that concept in so much Sci-Fi movies and books. Or maybe God will walk among people, and in that case religion will get even stronger, but clearer in that case.

[SneakWulf]

Religion is like HYIP, but religion is always have a new investor ( new born child ).
Hahahaha

And this is when you know you spend too much time daily on bitcointalk...

lol
why you only quote me on that part ?

but, even tho i'm in love hanging out here, basically religion is just like that. not the whole scam part, its good to have faith but methodologically speaking HYIP is just like religion.

[BADecker]

Religion is like HYIP, but religion is always have a new investor ( new born child ).
Hahahaha

And this is when you know you spend too much time daily on bitcointalk...

lol
why you only quote me on that part ?

but, even tho i'm in love hanging out here, basically religion is just like that. not the whole scam part, its good to have faith but methodologically speaking HYIP is just like religion.

And you can go here http://www.allhyipmonitors.com/ to see a bunch of HYIPs organized very well.

 

[LivingDeath]

I think religion is really slowly dying in western society. In europe you can say it is even fast dying.
But on the other hand, in the long run, religious people in average have more children. This fact will deceide the future.

I guess in future mankind will live in different worlds at the same place on earth. One part will fly to moon and mars with high-end technology lifestyle and open minded, the other part will -no I don`t write this- and that part will be majority.
Then there will be a point when a conflict will come because the majority wants to make the rules for all people.

[Lenzie]

I think there are two aspects that are running low in every community. First is religion and second is morality.

[Andre_Goldman]

I pray every day wishing to all Religions to die ...

[fery1985]

Religion can never die..it is human being who thinks that religion is dying but religion resides inside our soul and soul can never be die.

[matchi2011]

I think you really can't blame people if sometimes they're losing faith in what they initially believe in. I mean, you just have to look around. All these hatred, scandals, abuses coming from top religious people. Sometimes people have to think first before blindly following a faith that they've been so accustomed to following. It won't hurt to observe if what you're following is right or wrong already

[BADecker]

I think you really can't blame people if sometimes they're losing faith in what they initially believe in. I mean, you just have to look around. All these hatred, scandals, abuses coming from top religious people. Sometimes people have to think first before blindly following a faith that they've been so accustomed to following. It won't hurt to observe if what you're following is right or wrong already

Yet, when people lose faith, they are really only changing faith. People are religious beings. They CAN'T live without religion in one form or another, even if it is only the incidental things codes and morals that they live by in their lives.

[Eternu]

I think you really can't blame people if sometimes they're losing faith in what they initially believe in. I mean, you just have to look around. All these hatred, scandals, abuses coming from top religious people. Sometimes people have to think first before blindly following a faith that they've been so accustomed to following. It won't hurt to observe if what you're following is right or wrong already

Too much bad things had been done, and most of it was as you said by fanatics from every religion. It saddens me to see so much hate in people, hate that happen between different religion, just because they think there religion demanded that. Blind following had bring people only misery. Religion have good side too, but for that you must not follow it blindly.

[boy130]

Yes... Anyway I think that things like God and Religion can be separated. For example, I believe in God but not via religion. Just by my own world vision. Why not? 

[Faiyz]

I think in urban areas it is. They are already exposed to certain knowledges and with all these series and films? Many are ongoing on about chaning minds. In the rural areas i guess there a lot religions people because it is a small town and tradition are still preserved for the the inhabitants.

[7daystodie]

I think in urban areas it is. They are already exposed to certain knowledges and with all these series and films? Many are ongoing on about chaning minds. In the rural areas i guess there a lot religions people because it is a small town and tradition are still preserved for the the inhabitants.

In rural areas, there may be more religion, but they will soon not attach much importance to it, because people already realize that all life is in their hands.

[cigaLeider]

i hope so, we have to eradicate it

[Eternu]

Yes... Anyway I think that things like God and Religion can be separated. For example, I believe in God but not via religion. Just by my own world vision. Why not? 

Interesting, so how would you explain what is, or who is God to you, and your understanding? Because i also think that teachings of religion needs to be, let say updated . I am Orthodox christian and most of things that i reed in books of my religion was almost right, but outdated. But there are other things that i do not like about religion as we know, and that is corruption and greed...

[KroFly]

Yes... Anyway I think that things like God and Religion can be separated. For example, I believe in God but not via religion. Just by my own world vision. Why not? 

Interesting, so how would you explain what is, or who is God to you, and your understanding? Because i also think that teachings of religion needs to be, let say updated . I am Orthodox christian and most of things that i reed in books of my religion was almost right, but outdated. But there are other things that i do not like about religion as we know, and that is corruption and greed...

Yes, religion and belief in God in the modern world can differ in views and should develop like everything else.

[tikboyhere]

More and more i come across people who say that they do not believe in God and religion teachings. Atheistic population is starting to get bigger and bigger. Does this mean that it is time for religion to die, or maybe it is time to evolve in something else? Maybe Buddhism is becoming worlds religion, or maybe it will be some mixture of Europe religions and Buddhism? I am interested what do you guys think, what are your views on matter and what do you think will happen in future? Will there be no religion, or maybe some kind of other teaching?

It is not actually dying but rather it is being overpowered by the technology nowadays. This technology that seek for explanation of every existence that makes people to become less faithful on what they are believing. Well we cant deny there are lot of things that technology help us from entertainment up to business. Anyways according to Aristotle religion is just a common group of people and we still have our own decision and uniqueness that should not be affected by our religion

[LeoEspansq]

Yes... Anyway I think that things like God and Religion can be separated. For example, I believe in God but not via religion. Just by my own world vision. Why not? 

Interesting, so how would you explain what is, or who is God to you, and your understanding? Because i also think that teachings of religion needs to be, let say updated . I am Orthodox christian and most of things that i reed in books of my religion was almost right, but outdated. But there are other things that i do not like about religion as we know, and that is corruption and greed...

Religions were created many years ago, and now so much has changed that there are not enough rules for these new technologies. Therefore, religion will have to be updated and will keep pace with the times or disappear.

[BADecker]

Religion is not dying. Rather it is changing. For example.

Evolution theory has been proven false in may ways. The fact that it is theory rather than law shows that there always has been question about it.

Yet, people still believe that it is true, and there are many people going around trying to trick others into believing it. And many people fall for the scam.

This is the way religious cults work. So, religion is simply changing, often from believing in God, to believing in evolution, or maybe, believing in science.

[28days_ever]

Religion is not dying. Rather it is changing. For example.

Evolution theory has been proven false in may ways. The fact that it is theory rather than law shows that there always has been question about it.

Yet, people still believe that it is true, and there are many people going around trying to trick others into believing it. And many people fall for the scam.

This is the way religious cults work. So, religion is simply changing, often from believing in God, to believing in evolution, or maybe, believing in science.

Faith in God will remain forever, but religion can disappear or become a tradition. Faith and religious currents are the difference of the concept and believe in the existence of a pusher is possible without religion.

[BADecker]

Religion is not dying. Rather it is changing. For example.

Evolution theory has been proven false in may ways. The fact that it is theory rather than law shows that there always has been question about it.

Yet, people still believe that it is true, and there are many people going around trying to trick others into believing it. And many people fall for the scam.

This is the way religious cults work. So, religion is simply changing, often from believing in God, to believing in evolution, or maybe, believing in science.

Faith in God will remain forever, but religion can disappear or become a tradition. Faith and religious currents are the difference of the concept and believe in the existence of a pusher is possible without religion.

From #6 at the definition of religion in Dictionary.com:

something one believes in and follows devotedly; a point or matter of ethics or conscience:
to make a religion of fighting prejudice.

This means that whatever you believe in is religion for you, be it God, or be it science. It also shows that people can't get away from religion in their lives.

[iram3130]

Religion is not dying. Rather it is changing. For example.

Evolution theory has been proven false in may ways. The fact that it is theory rather than law shows that there always has been question about it.

Yet, people still believe that it is true, and there are many people going around trying to trick others into believing it. And many people fall for the scam.

This is the way religious cults work. So, religion is simply changing, often from believing in God, to believing in evolution, or maybe, believing in science.

Faith in God will remain forever, but religion can disappear or become a tradition. Faith and religious currents are the difference of the concept and believe in the existence of a pusher is possible without religion.

As far as I have seen, showing off that you are a believer in God has been decreased greatly. Faith is still the same but going to Churches, mosques and temples have been decreased.
The real God is within you, you just have to know him and be truthful in your life.

[Lieldoryn]

Religion is not dying. Rather it is changing. For example.

Evolution theory has been proven false in may ways. The fact that it is theory rather than law shows that there always has been question about it.

Yet, people still believe that it is true, and there are many people going around trying to trick others into believing it. And many people fall for the scam.

This is the way religious cults work. So, religion is simply changing, often from believing in God, to believing in evolution, or maybe, believing in science.

Faith in God will remain forever, but religion can disappear or become a tradition. Faith and religious currents are the difference of the concept and believe in the existence of a pusher is possible without religion.

As far as I have seen, showing off that you are a believer in God has been decreased greatly. Faith is still the same but going to Churches, mosques and temples have been decreased.
The real God is within you, you just have to know him and be truthful in your life.

This is no God. All who go to Church and who don't go to Church do not differ from each other. I really like to watch when politicians go to Church, pretend that they pray and then return to his office and sign a decree which robs citizens or starts a war and kills hundreds of thousands of people. Who is of such politicians punished by God?

[BitcoinPicasso]

I think its dying when it comes to Christianity/Catholicism. Most of the peeps I know have converted to atheism.

Then there is islam, its spreading like a disease.

[vok-wok_hok]

Religion is not dying. Rather it is changing. For example.

Evolution theory has been proven false in may ways. The fact that it is theory rather than law shows that there always has been question about it.

Yet, people still believe that it is true, and there are many people going around trying to trick others into believing it. And many people fall for the scam.

This is the way religious cults work. So, religion is simply changing, often from believing in God, to believing in evolution, or maybe, believing in science.

Faith in God will remain forever, but religion can disappear or become a tradition. Faith and religious currents are the difference of the concept and believe in the existence of a pusher is possible without religion.

As far as I have seen, showing off that you are a believer in God has been decreased greatly. Faith is still the same but going to Churches, mosques and temples have been decreased.
The real God is within you, you just have to know him and be truthful in your life.

This is no God. All who go to Church and who don't go to Church do not differ from each other. I really like to watch when politicians go to Church, pretend that they pray and then return to his office and sign a decree which robs citizens or starts a war and kills hundreds of thousands of people. Who is of such politicians punished by God?

God punishes politicians in something else. They may be unhappy, may have illnesses, depression, the inability to do what ordinary people can afford.

[cryptomartin]

I would say that religion = politics. Nothing more nowadays...

[Presse]

It sure is. Due to the technology religion is left behind.

[cybersofts]

What would be the point of a church for Atheists? Who would they pray to? This doesn't make sense. Maybe its a cult or something there.

People do things in church other than pray, which you'd know if you've ever actually set foot in one.

Atheists creates cult in form religion worshiping DEVIL and Black Demons! If you are doubting make a little search on YouTube and see  

[Wintorez]

What would be the point of a church for Atheists? Who would they pray to? This doesn't make sense. Maybe its a cult or something there.

People do things in church other than pray, which you'd know if you've ever actually set foot in one.

Atheists creates cult in form religion worshiping DEVIL and Black Demons! If you are doubting make a little search on YouTube and see  

I simply can not understand why today such a strong wave of atheism and blasphemy is directed against people as well as their beliefs. I do not want to think about bad things But today something unclear is happening in the world and it really worries me.

[lilit]

What would be the point of a church for Atheists? Who would they pray to? This doesn't make sense. Maybe its a cult or something there.

People do things in church other than pray, which you'd know if you've ever actually set foot in one.

Atheists creates cult in form religion worshiping DEVIL and Black Demons! If you are doubting make a little search on YouTube and see  

It seems to me that the time will come when most of humanity will turn away from religion and this will be their mistake. A person must know and believe.

[vinipoars]

Yes, it's dying in developed countries.
No, it's not dying in underdeveloped countries.

[yakushev]

Yes, it's dying in developed countries.
No, it's not dying in underdeveloped countries.

Religion was created to govern people and is based on fear. People from developed countries are more educated, so they are not so much influenced by religious sects. Therefore in such countries religion dies

[lady Royal]

Religion is not slowly dying its slowly growing. As the rate of population increase, more people are adopting some religions. Human nature is to believe in someone. So, It is not dying it is increasing slowly and will be increasing forever until everyone dies and no one is remaining on earth to adopt any religion.

[karabasss]

Religion is not slowly dying its slowly growing. As the rate of population increase, more people are adopting some religions. Human nature is to believe in someone. So, It is not dying it is increasing slowly and will be increasing forever until everyone dies and no one is remaining on earth to adopt any religion.

Maybe you're right. Religion does not die, but is renewed. It becomes more modern in order to interest people. Maybe in the coming years we will learn about new religions that will become popular

[SneakWulf]

Yes, it's dying in developed countries.
No, it's not dying in underdeveloped countries.

no, even on developed countries religion isn't dying.
religion this days adapt to what people this days think. its always been that way.

remember christian dark ages ?
it happens because christian on that times think that invention and innovation doesn't match with christianity, and when after the "christian" can accept the change, things getting better, more practices is accepted and many more.

and today.
let's talk about hijab, burka, and things become more popular and adaptable.
people become more open with this kind of fashion and philosophy.

this is how religion adapt with people, vice versa.

but thats just my 2 cents.

[kamotharnn]

Why? Why do they abandon religion? It is good for people and religion give them hope to rely on and believe on

[VladK]

Yes. More people want proofs.

[arpon11]

God did not create us with religion we all come to this world without any knowledge of religion but only know our mother and father which is a symbol of love and truth. You should know that the teaching of our Lord jesus was not about religion but for human being to know that God live within them and recognition of this is what he refer to as salvation of the soul. This teaching lead in nature and other foundation of truth.

[European Central Bank]

the more developed a country gets, the less ridiculous the population's beliefs become usually.

there's still a lot of the world that's not developing very quick and they're not letting up on having kids. maybe the non believers will be outbred in another couple of generations.

[nelsonhopeful]

Religions are dying slowly, i don't think they are going to disappear, but people now prefer believing in something else.

[prettycompanionz]

I see this clearly with Catholic believers, some have quit and it's harder to make them join.

[shams]

The concept of religion is slowly being diminished due to the advancements in science. Also with time each religion is being divided into different sects with different traditions and beliefs weakening the unity religion was based on, humanity.

[Zumwalt]

No it isnt it just changes to other thing which become religion.

[Aveatrex]

Every religion can die,but not Islam.Why?Because muslims count are growing daily and they never leave their church atleast for most of them.However this is just my opinion as a muslim person.

[Pancho95]

Religion from science standing is the way to handle hard times for people. It is the meaning of life and gives the strength to people by religions principes.

[crypto.classroom]

Yes, religion as we have known it for thousands of years is dying. The reason for this is that the world is being educated.  The world is beginning to realize all the major religions owe their existence to keeping the people ignorant.  Ignorant of the truth that the religions are no more than methods of power and control and that is all they are.  The scripture of all the religions were never written from divine inspiration but by the hands of men exclusively and for the benefit of the power they could derive from doing so.

There is no "God".  There is no higher power.  There is only the power of which we are all a part.  Not separate from God but on the same level.

[winterland]

More and more i come across people who say that they do not believe in God and religion teachings. Atheistic population is starting to get bigger and bigger. Does this mean that it is time for religion to die, or maybe it is time to evolve in something else? Maybe Buddhism is becoming worlds religion, or maybe it will be some mixture of Europe religions and Buddhism? I am interested what do you guys think, what are your views on matter and what do you think will happen in future? Will there be no religion, or maybe some kind of other teaching?

Influence by religious authorities is slowly fading away, I think this is not only a matter of the times it comes down to religious authorities losing moral authority by being involved in scandals that make people doubt them.

[PrayForkts]

It can die slowly, but disappearing is almost impossible.

[Forester78]

More and more i come across people who say that they do not believe in God and religion teachings. Atheistic population is starting to get bigger and bigger. Does this mean that it is time for religion to die, or maybe it is time to evolve in something else? Maybe Buddhism is becoming worlds religion, or maybe it will be some mixture of Europe religions and Buddhism? I am interested what do you guys think, what are your views on matter and what do you think will happen in future? Will there be no religion, or maybe some kind of other teaching?

I would not say that religion died. Very many believers are in different parts of the world. Yes, religions are much and everybody chooses itself, what he will believe in.

[Nibeloss]

I agree that religion has long since died. Now many people simply do not have enough time to go to church, they prefer to earn money and be guided by science to get answers to all the questions.

[KitBlash10]

It is, but it won't disappear. Followers and believers will always exist.

[CriptoSven]

It is, but it won't disappear. Followers and believers will always exist.

Yes, every religion rests on people who profess faith. And there are always such people. Religious traditions are passed from parents to children. This suggests that religion can not so easily die

[pyedpyper]

everyone believe in what they want. i belive in theory of simulation of the worl like Elom Musk

[Lancelot04]

I sense no change. Somehow religion is the one who's making the world peaceful.

[dakovic]

The old time religions are, as we understood them.  Maybe I should say, idealized them instead.  But it's just changing to a new set of beliefs.  Beliefs in science for example.  We even have our own demons that we have invented and adopted to modern life.  In my opinion it's human nature to believe in things, regardless if they are provable or not.  Personally, I'm an 'athiest'.  The lazy non combative kind, i don't care what you or anyone else believes since it doesn't affect my life.  But even that, in a sense is a belief.  Its a paradox.  How can you not believe in something to the point of labeling yourself?  Maybe you believe so much, that you've formed an opinion and disagreed? 

[Prettygirl01315]

I think so. many controversy are now being revealed about religion. some people are now questioning religions if they are really saying the truth thats why maybe religion will slowly dying.

[mia khalifa]

religion can be anything, even materialism 

[*MrPiP*]

Religion is weak right now, but it will recover in future. Human history is a big spiral

[Jarkss]

Everyone just want to be right. Everyone want's to be above everybody. all leverage from the ignorance of othhers. Thhese things are driven by PRIDE.

[JoseSan]

In the past there was a need for religion, no more.

[Junex08]

Nope.. . becouse the religion now its geting bigger

[rockingdrip]

The basic need of religion is to help the humanity, to enlighten the knowledge. But it doing completely opposite it is creating communal disharmony creating war .  Where the central of the each religion is peace, but if it is tough to find better to have no religion.

[racasanuk]

Where I grew up none of my family, neighbours or myself ever went to church and in fact I thought religion had died out already.
I did recently see that only 50% of the country called themselves religious and of those 50% that did most of them were little old ladies so yes religion is dying out

[MrHeron]

Yes, it's slowly dying as we progress further into time, but really it's just changing to other forms of faith and worship

[stu classic]

yes slowly dying religion, because the longer it will get closer to doomsday and that is the signs of doomsday.

[mmfiore]

which religion?

Catholicism Die
Musulman Pump
Bouddhist always stay because philosophy.

[moonstruck]

Religion is dying because information is so available now compared to the past.
A large percentage of people are becoming less idiotic and don't need fairytales anymore to try to grasp the wonders of the universe.

However the basic idea of many religions (idiots spreading bullshit and trying to convince people to believe their idiotic ideas) is still very much alive.

[talk bi]

yes religion slowly dying because it's one of the signs of doomsday.

[orlando sherif]

Slowly religion will be dying because it is written in the holy book of Islamic religion. That it is one of the signs of doom.

[moonstruck]

Slowly religion will be dying because it is written in the holy book of Islamic religion. That it is one of the signs of doom.

Religion dying is written in the holy greasy book of the flying spaghetti monster as a sign of people not being such idiots to believe in religions. It is a sign of impending enlightenment.

[hackl3r]

I don't really see the difference between now and ten years ago. Religion is Overrated.

[NorihiroName]

Personally I think that yes. It has already played it's role of the supporter of peace and people's desires in last 2 thousand years. Now we can move on by ourselves!

[Ensevdigimsayi6]

I think there is nothing that people can replace with religion. So it will not die.

[Vod]

I think there is nothing that people can replace with religion. So it will not die.

Common sense?

[leslie4u]

I think religion is dying because people have come up with their own version of so called "religion". Now days people just do things under the hood of religion because it has become just a habit. The real essence of being religious is lost.

Sad to say this but people have given more importance to something else than to God.

[MARK 777]

religion will only die if all the people die

[Astargath]

I think religion is dying because people have come up with their own version of so called "religion". Now days people just do things under the hood of religion because it has become just a habit. The real essence of being religious is lost.

Sad to say this but people have given more importance to something else than to God.

Or maybe people realized there is no evidence for such a thing as a god and they stopped believing in man made religions that make no sense and are useless but who knows.

[bodymanja]

More and more i come across people who say that they do not believe in God and religion teachings. Atheistic population is starting to get bigger and bigger. Does this mean that it is time for religion to die, or maybe it is time to evolve in something else? Maybe Buddhism is becoming worlds religion, or maybe it will be some mixture of Europe religions and Buddhism? I am interested what do you guys think, what are your views on matter and what do you think will happen in future? Will there be no religion, or maybe some kind of other teaching?

Nothing wrong with religion. only the people make it wrong

[boncabe]

More and more i come across people who say that they do not believe in God and religion teachings. Atheistic population is starting to get bigger and bigger. Does this mean that it is time for religion to die, or maybe it is time to evolve in something else? Maybe Buddhism is becoming worlds religion, or maybe it will be some mixture of Europe religions and Buddhism? I am interested what do you guys think, what are your views on matter and what do you think will happen in future? Will there be no religion, or maybe some kind of other teaching?

end the wolrd

[susuberuang]

religion now its geting bigger

[cantikmanja]

More and more i come across people who say that they do not believe in God and religion teachings. Atheistic population is starting to get bigger and bigger. Does this mean that it is time for religion to die, or maybe it is time to evolve in something else? Maybe Buddhism is becoming worlds religion, or maybe it will be some mixture of Europe religions and Buddhism? I am interested what do you guys think, what are your views on matter and what do you think will happen in future? Will there be no religion, or maybe some kind of other teaching?

yes religion slowly dying only time will tell

[Vod]

religion now its geting bigger

That's just another lie your parents or cult leader told you.

Atheism is growing much faster than all the religions combined.  The internet lets people read facts, and facts just don't jive with your fairy tale.  :/

[varole]

I see many people in my country getting non religious. Also I see religious people getting more radical. Educated, open minded people getting non religious, uneducated people who have a narrow world view getting more radical.

[skillink]

Religious people will never be exhausted, there will always be future generations in religious matters. One day the truth will surely be seen

[SearchingforS]

Yea, that's true...people are getting smarter

[legos]

You just think that way when in reality it really is not

[dok123]

I think rather yes than no, but all the same, sometimes there are personalities after meeting with whom you begin to doubt.

[SugoiSenpai]

More and more i come across people who say that they do not believe in God and religion teachings. Atheistic population is starting to get bigger and bigger. Does this mean that it is time for religion to die, or maybe it is time to evolve in something else? Maybe Buddhism is becoming worlds religion, or maybe it will be some mixture of Europe religions and Buddhism? I am interested what do you guys think, what are your views on matter and what do you think will happen in future? Will there be no religion, or maybe some kind of other teaching?

I guess so. People are starting to see what reality really is. People are beginning to realize the truth from all what they have heard, they have their own perspective on life and that people must have proof on all things to consider it a fact. I can almost predict that almost all people will have an open-mind and religions will just serve as a moral based belief, such as Buddhism.

[hownowbrowncow]

Considering that there will shortly be a one world religion that will rule the world, whose leader will be the antichrist. No, religion is not slowly dying, it is just morphing into a false form of Christianity.

It is commonly believed that the Catholic Church will head the one world religion until her usefulness has passed and the antichrist (who is Satan) takes over, being for starters that Rome, which is the home of the Catholic church, is known as the city on 7 hills. Read Revelation 17-18 King James Version for reference.

[Astargath]

Considering that there will shortly be a one world religion that will rule the world, whose leader will be the antichrist. No, religion is not slowly dying, it is just morphing into a false form of Christianity.

It is commonly believed that the Catholic Church will head the one world religion until her usefulness has passed and the antichrist (who is Satan) takes over, being for starters that Rome, which is the home of the Catholic church, is known as the city on 7 hills. Read Revelation 17-18 King James Version for reference.

Considering:


Religion   Adherents   Percentage
Christianity   2.4 billion[3]   33.51%
Islam   1.6 billion[4]   22.32%
Secular[a]/Nonreligious/Agnostic/Atheist   ≤1.1 billion   15.35%
Hinduism   1.15 billion   16.06%
Chinese traditional religion[c]   394 million   5.50%
Buddhism   376 million   5.25%
Ethnic religions excluding some in separate categories   300 million   4.19%
African traditional religions   100 million   1.40%
Sikhism   30 million   0.32%
Spiritism   15 million   0.21%
Judaism   14 million   0.20%
Bahá'í   7.0 million   0.10%
Jainism   4.2 million   0.06%
Shinto   4.0 million   0.06%
Cao Dai   4.0 million   0.06%

I don't see what you mean by 1 world religion when there are so many with so many followers.

[bodod]

I think it is not true, because people can life without religion

[Raskolhnikov1]

Should be true if knowlodge was equaly distributed 

[kiddikoddi]

Religion can never truly die out, as long people are with beliefs and then they got kids and raise them with them, or people convert, you would have to take out all religion by banning it or something if you would want to do that, so no truly it is not dying out and even if many are athiests out there then many also are converting to other religions because there are really many people that need in their life to believe in something else and bigger than just themselfes and many people have other reasons as well, some have seen miracles, some not, so many things, there is no simple answer here.

[Astargath]

Religion can never truly die out, as long people are with beliefs and then they got kids and raise them with them, or people convert, you would have to take out all religion by banning it or something if you would want to do that, so no truly it is not dying out and even if many are athiests out there then many also are converting to other religions because there are really many people that need in their life to believe in something else and bigger than just themselfes and many people have other reasons as well, some have seen miracles, some not, so many things, there is no simple answer here.

It will die out but not for a very long time or until a major breakthrough happens in science and we finally understand life and the universe. A lot of people are atheists without science. I personally became an atheist after really studying the bible and understanding that it really was a pile of shit.

[Junubi]

No, because the name of religion will remain eternal in the world

[illnino]

I also meet people who do not believe in anything anymore. This is very bad. Because only faith can work miracles. In the fact that there is God, I believe.
After all, there must be something so strong that it created our world and continues to participate in it.

[Dio_Brando]

No. Religion is changing but it will not die.
If you consider religion as the people who go to church and following a certain dogma, than this form of religion will die.
However, religion as a concept is being used by media moguls to create new religions. For example, TechnoDruggies: Techno druggies in their 20's suddenly find a neo-religion. Using drugs is a ritual of manhood into a certain community. The same as the confirmation in the Catholic church. It means you can be accepted in the higher orders.

I'll develop this later, but the CIA (unclassified docs) experimented with drugs on people and on music festivals to see how people would react.
The music industry of today is a DIRECT result of this.
And Beyoncé is the "Queen". Type Queen Beyoncé in google and google it, what do you have?

However, there is a God. It's just not what people expect.

[Nightmare1325]

I think yes!

I believe in my religion with my heart. I want to obey all the rules. But now nobody believes in religion, but he does not obey the rules. Now most people think progressive, which is not always good. Religion will one day be lost from us in this way.

[Levien]

I think religion is in youre hart....keep it their and don't try to sell it !

[o.ogurlu]

i think yes because people cant believe inside anymore they thinking and understanding religions not good for our time

[malc027]

I hope religion dies because it causes more wars than anything else.

[danmoris]

Religion has downgraded itself when it became an opinion rather than the truth - and unreasonable at that.
Also, they have destroyed anything sacred and honorable when they started messing with politicians, the financial world and the underworld.

Essentially no religion other than the truth represents God right now.
In fact, they misrepresent Him, teaching lies to their people adding to the system's lies as everyone on top is in on the loop to keep humanity sedated.
They simply add to the confusion of the masses.
They promote hatred and division among the nations, countries, national groups and tongues.

Yes, it is not only slowly dying, it will soon become a thing of the past as it will be completely destroyed on account of the United Nations.
This has been planned by the UN since the organisation's inception.
And when religion is destroyed, truth will prevail and everyone will be forced to wake up but it will be too late...

[jokinfol]

Religion from science standing is the way to handle hard times for people. It is the meaning of life and gives the strength to people by religions principes.

[chipzeru]

It might be true i guess. I figured out that atheistic is getting bigger from time to time. I've read in some article about the growing numbers of atheistic even in religious country based on survey.

[tandemxem]

The most important thing is that sects would not be converted into religions. Now they openly and beautifully talk about sects, that the gullible people are gradually convinced that our sect is a religion that will save you from life's problems.

[lamadu3]

Quite the contrary. Religion does not die. Every year new religions and sects appear.

[Haywhy1]

As some religion are dying, new religion appears, i think in some ways  religion are dying, and it really necessary to know the one we are in...

[Bmorebully79]

For sure its a rip off

[Decimation]

I think that, as people are faced less with death and illness, they turn away from religion. Today many happily live until a very old age. There is just less need for the kind of comfort that religion provides us with.

Religion is not slowly, but quickly dies. I think that it is for this reason that in recent years more and more we see the hidden advertising of religion. The more educated people are the less they believe in fairy tales.

Religion is not dying. The focus of religion is simply changing.

In the past, religion was focused on God. Now it is focused on the science fiction made up by people. Here is what I mean.

Science theory is theory because it does not have enough evidence to prove that it is fact. Consider Big Bang Theory. It is not known to be fact, and it probably will never be known to be fact. Yet look at how many people around the world talk like they believe it is fact, based on some probability calculations, that are not known to be correct. Looks like science is becoming a religion.

How is science just a theory. The only reason you are even able to type this is because of science. The only reason you can drive a car is because of science. Nothing else gave you that car other than science. That is proven lol. To say science is a theory means you are basically saying you don't believe in anything in this world other than a "God". I can prove that a ball can and will be slowed down by air resistance in the Earth's atmosphere. You can prove that if you reach terminal velocity you are going 200km/h.

[MarioLuck990]

Eventually will die, Science uncover all the lies of religion and make it unnecessary. Yes is dying!

[Astargath]

I think that, as people are faced less with death and illness, they turn away from religion. Today many happily live until a very old age. There is just less need for the kind of comfort that religion provides us with.

Religion is not slowly, but quickly dies. I think that it is for this reason that in recent years more and more we see the hidden advertising of religion. The more educated people are the less they believe in fairy tales.

Religion is not dying. The focus of religion is simply changing.

In the past, religion was focused on God. Now it is focused on the science fiction made up by people. Here is what I mean.

Science theory is theory because it does not have enough evidence to prove that it is fact. Consider Big Bang Theory. It is not known to be fact, and it probably will never be known to be fact. Yet look at how many people around the world talk like they believe it is fact, based on some probability calculations, that are not known to be correct. Looks like science is becoming a religion.

How is science just a theory. The only reason you are even able to type this is because of science. The only reason you can drive a car is because of science. Nothing else gave you that car other than science. That is proven lol. To say science is a theory means you are basically saying you don't believe in anything in this world other than a "God". I can prove that a ball can and will be slowed down by air resistance in the Earth's atmosphere. You can prove that if you reach terminal velocity you are going 200km/h.

He is badecker, you won't convince him, he is a bit retarded. Don't waste your time, the guy thinks a scientific theory is trash, shows what he knows about science. He can't understand the concept of a scientific theory.
''It is not known to be fact, and it probably will never be known to be fact. Yet look at how many people around the world talk like they believe it is fact'
Says the guy who claims jesus and god are real, the irony is strong.

[Decimation]

I think the idea of a "God" that can just create an Earth with his dick is fading away as our species evolves more and more. Most if not all religious people are simply only religious because their families, or friends are. Hell, some of my friends are religious and they don't even know what religion they follow. I'm not even kidding about that either, they don't know if they are Methodist, Christian, etc. They just believe in a God because that is what they were raised to think.

[leshrakgg]

Religion will never die. Recently, new religions have appeared. People will always find an object for worship.

[romadon]

The more people millions of people in the world say they believe life ends when they die. that there is no God, no life after death and no great plan of God. In some countries, openly stated atheism is very popular.
Surely it is impossible to foresee the future, but by examining what we know about religion, why is there any religion at first, and why some people choose to believe and some choose to abandon it-can give clues to how our relationship with God influences in the decade or century to come.

[Cyprierer]

everyone believe in what they want. i belive in theory of simulation of the worl like Elom Musk

[MajinPsycho]

Yeah its gonna be gone in 10 years  Then humanity can improve again

[flumesshag]

Religion is weak right now, but it will recover in future. Human history is a big spiral

[Boseda]

Yes, atheist rate in the world is getting higher and higher. Many people from Asia and Northern Europe have no religious belief. So I think religions are gonna die soon...

[oz58]

I think scientific revolutions will beat all religions.

[tuliobrothers]

Religion will never die, just like bitcoin, as long as there are investors it will remain that way.

[MiniMountain]

Religion will never die. Recently, new religions have appeared. People will always find an object for worship.

I agree with you because religious beliefs has been passed down through generation and keeps growing as time goes by, same on the non-religious people so I think OP has lot of friends or in a community with non-religious people.

[jazzperlucifer]

for me yes because of the internet.,because of information and knowledge.,m,religion is bullshit.,its just lies.,

[0o]

It is just changing shape. People believe in the TV divinities instead of the other ones, which they cannot see as good as they see the TV ones.

[BADecker]

Religion is increasing as we get closer to the second coming of Jesus.

From Matthew 24:

4 Jesus answered: “Watch out that no one deceives you. 5 For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and will deceive many. 6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. 7 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are the beginning of birth pains.

9 “Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. 10 At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, 11 and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. 12 Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, 13 but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

15 “So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination that causes desolation,’ spoken of through the prophet Daniel—let the reader understand— 16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17 Let no one on the housetop go down to take anything out of the house. 18 Let no one in the field go back to get their cloak. 19 How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! 20 Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath. 21 For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now—and never to be equaled again.

22 “If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened. 23 At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘There he is!’ do not believe it. 24 For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. 25 See, I have told you ahead of time.

26 “So if anyone tells you, ‘There he is, out in the wilderness,’ do not go out; or, ‘Here he is, in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. 27 For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 28 Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.

29 “Immediately after the distress of those days

“ ‘the sun will be darkened,

and the moon will not give its light;

the stars will fall from the sky,

and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’

30 “Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earth will mourn when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory. 31 And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

32 “Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. 33 Even so, when you see all these things, you know that ite is near, right at the door. 34 Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

[Astargath]

Religion is increasing as we get closer to the second coming of Jesus.

From Matthew 24:

4 Jesus answered: “Watch out that no one deceives you. 5 For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and will deceive many. 6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. 7 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are the beginning of birth pains.

9 “Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. 10 At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, 11 and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. 12 Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, 13 but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

15 “So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination that causes desolation,’ spoken of through the prophet Daniel—let the reader understand— 16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17 Let no one on the housetop go down to take anything out of the house. 18 Let no one in the field go back to get their cloak. 19 How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! 20 Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath. 21 For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now—and never to be equaled again.

22 “If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened. 23 At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘There he is!’ do not believe it. 24 For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. 25 See, I have told you ahead of time.

26 “So if anyone tells you, ‘There he is, out in the wilderness,’ do not go out; or, ‘Here he is, in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. 27 For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 28 Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.

29 “Immediately after the distress of those days

“ ‘the sun will be darkened,

and the moon will not give its light;

the stars will fall from the sky,

and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’

30 “Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earth will mourn when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory. 31 And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

32 “Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. 33 Even so, when you see all these things, you know that ite is near, right at the door. 34 Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

Hundreds of years ago virtually everyone believed in god and jesus didn't come, why would he come now lol.

[BADecker]

Religion is increasing as we get closer to the second coming of Jesus.

From Matthew 24:

4 Jesus answered: “Watch out that no one deceives you. 5 For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and will deceive many. 6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. 7 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are the beginning of birth pains.

9 “Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. 10 At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, 11 and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. 12 Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, 13 but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

15 “So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination that causes desolation,’ spoken of through the prophet Daniel—let the reader understand— 16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17 Let no one on the housetop go down to take anything out of the house. 18 Let no one in the field go back to get their cloak. 19 How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! 20 Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath. 21 For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now—and never to be equaled again.

22 “If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened. 23 At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘There he is!’ do not believe it. 24 For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. 25 See, I have told you ahead of time.

26 “So if anyone tells you, ‘There he is, out in the wilderness,’ do not go out; or, ‘Here he is, in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. 27 For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 28 Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.

29 “Immediately after the distress of those days

“ ‘the sun will be darkened,

and the moon will not give its light;

the stars will fall from the sky,

and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’

30 “Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earth will mourn when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory. 31 And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

32 “Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. 33 Even so, when you see all these things, you know that ite is near, right at the door. 34 Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

Hundreds of years ago virtually everyone believed in god and jesus didn't come, why would he come now lol.

Why would He wait for thousands of years to come the first time? He'll come when the time is right, just like He did the first time.

[Astargath]

Religion is increasing as we get closer to the second coming of Jesus.

From Matthew 24:

4 Jesus answered: “Watch out that no one deceives you. 5 For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and will deceive many. 6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. 7 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are the beginning of birth pains.

9 “Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. 10 At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, 11 and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. 12 Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, 13 but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

15 “So when you see standing in the holy place ‘the abomination that causes desolation,’ spoken of through the prophet Daniel—let the reader understand— 16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17 Let no one on the housetop go down to take anything out of the house. 18 Let no one in the field go back to get their cloak. 19 How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! 20 Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath. 21 For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now—and never to be equaled again.

22 “If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened. 23 At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or, ‘There he is!’ do not believe it. 24 For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. 25 See, I have told you ahead of time.

26 “So if anyone tells you, ‘There he is, out in the wilderness,’ do not go out; or, ‘Here he is, in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. 27 For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 28 Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.

29 “Immediately after the distress of those days

“ ‘the sun will be darkened,

and the moon will not give its light;

the stars will fall from the sky,

and the heavenly bodies will be shaken.’

30 “Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earth will mourn when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory. 31 And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other.

32 “Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. 33 Even so, when you see all these things, you know that ite is near, right at the door. 34 Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened. 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

Hundreds of years ago virtually everyone believed in god and jesus didn't come, why would he come now lol.

Why would He wait for thousands of years to come the first time? He'll come when the time is right, just like He did the first time.

Why would he wait at all lol

[Nyenyepogi]

Maybe because theres a lot of people became addict in social media.

[Johnmercuryxe4]

there is nothing wrong with religion, it is people who who manage and separate us with one another. its getting worse and worse when we debate our beliefs. everyone has its own opinion regarding to this.

[Creepyman200876]

Of course not... as long as there are Filipinos in any part of the world for sure religion will never die.

[Tiktik]

This is sad to know because a lot of people forgot about religion .

[labilaab]

As the world is reaching its high technology, its slowly erases human relationship with god. Its as what Bible says

[JLCoin]

No. Even in the West, there are movements towards religion every now and again. People need meaning in their lives.

[HeadBroadway]

Religious people will never be exhausted, there will always be future generations in religious matters. One day the truth will surely be seen

[mixelalex]

It seems to me that religions are being transformed, new branches and interpretations of scriptures are emerging. In any case, the world has changed over the past 2000 years and the change in religions is unavoidable.

[std1397]

i think so !

[TracyLords]

I think that, as people are faced less with death and illness, they turn away from religion. Today many happily live until a very old age. There is just less need for the kind of comfort that religion provides us with.

Religion is not slowly, but quickly dies. I think that it is for this reason that in recent years more and more we see the hidden advertising of religion. The more educated people are the less they believe in fairy tales.

Religion is not dying. The focus of religion is simply changing.

In the past, religion was focused on God. Now it is focused on the science fiction made up by people. Here is what I mean.

Science theory is theory because it does not have enough evidence to prove that it is fact. Consider Big Bang Theory. It is not known to be fact, and it probably will never be known to be fact. Yet look at how many people around the world talk like they believe it is fact, based on some probability calculations, that are not known to be correct. Looks like science is becoming a religion.

I agree 100%, but people tend to disregard this concept EXACTLY because of their religious approach to science. The irony is that the more you are unaware to have a religious feeling, the more you paradoxically are religious, ie the more your being religious is effective in shutting down your critical thought.

[Tux99]

I dont think so. In my country all people have religion though different. So religion is still exist.

[Introverlatte28]

No. Religion is becoming so intense right now people choose to kill those who contradict as a "binder" of their faith. Religion from time to time is getting too strong people are forgetting its truest purpose to build a peaceful world that believes in something that can benefit everyone through the power of unity and faith. This has been forgotten.

[Boom69699]

In other country or in other people  religion is slowly dying because of different perspective of them.

[Apellom]

religion can't die. Religion is in our genes.  if there were no religion people would invent it as a natural part of being human beings.

no, because religion is very important in human life. Thus the importance of religion in human life, so that it is recognized or not really human, is in dire need of religion, not only in primitive times when science has not yet developed, but also in modern times as science and technology have been so advanced that religion remains a spiritual need of man bring peace and tranquility.

[Tramle091296]

As Far as I know the religion cant die as long there`s a single people trust God or have faith in God We know that some people not believing in God But We cant say the religion is slowly dying maybe some people have different faith and different opinion about it. To others that trusting God Guide the others to the right path.

[TheRunningMan]

Is not that its dying but I think people become less affected to spiritual emotions and they only focus on the things that is rationale to life they keep spiritual virtue aside and just go with life the way they want it to be. I think religion is not solely depends on what Deity you believe or have faith in but religion is the essence of people having the same beliefs, principles and understanding this must be the essence of religion they keep the bond with each other and with they who believe. Religion for me is what your mind, body and soul believe it's not necessary a God or any Deity related because having strong belief in something makes you a religious person.

[hawkinz]

it's dying in educated countries

[michelle.pascall]

yes, as people gets educated

[sedahan13]

I still believe if religion still exist in the future because many people also still believe with God. In the future i think will be only 2 different person, who believe god and does not believe it and every person has choice freely to choice it.

[Astargath]

Not long ago, virtually everyone believed in some sort of god. Hopefully in the future we will have no beliefs in any god. It is slowly dying but sometimes making a comeback, again compared to a few hundreds of years ago the % of believers has gone down dramatically.

[nathan713]

yes it is

[lolo.polo]

in some places / countries yes

[eann014]

Nope, it is not dying, a lot of religions are out now and the others are still opening to create doors to a new religions. But we are the one who will save ourselves. No religions that can save us. It is depend on our faith with God and how do we trust him to our lives. Just always pray and be thankful of all the things that we are having.

[Scrollfire]

Yes. Sa panahon ngayon masyado ng matatalino ang mga tao. May kanya kanya ng konklusyon.

[CurrencyMaster]

religion never dies.. when its praying to god for one group its business for another group and its politics for another.. religion is one of the key substance of the existence of everything in the world

[JLCoin]

IT's not. Islam is spreading, people are converting to Judaism or seeking enlightenment in the Eastern religions or investing in practices that make them feel  'spiritual.' In the West, they tried to eliminate G-d from the equation in order to encourage a culture of permissiveness without the the restrictions of accountability to a higher power. The problem with this approach is that everything then becomes meaningless, as people will eventually grow old, thereby being unable to enjoy things as much as they could in their youth, and then losing everything in death (if you don't believe in G-d, then how can there be a next world? Likewise, how can there be a soul to be reincarnated?). Eventually many people became disillusioned with this approach and started exploring religions in order to find some meaning to their lies. Rather than religion dying, the West is slowly dying with population decline, while it is slowly being overtaken by Muslim population, who have far more children than the average Western couple (see Europe). Also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Growth_of_religion

[Kanye East]

I think so. Nowadays you can meet more atheists than people with religion.

[Condoriano]

For me, religion is immortal as long as there is a person who would remain faithful on what he/she believes. No one can kills or eliminate religions, people live on the beliefs and will continue with this until the very next generation. Religions can only be eliminated once people totally extincted from this world.

[Celine Ariola]

Yes it is.
Something like Buddhism/ scientology has a chance to become world's leading "religion".
http://img.pozmu.net/atheist-church-plymouth-uk.jpg

i'd say atheist is another religion. Religion changes our perception about life and death. If atheists believe that there are no Gods, that is their perception in life. Which validates the idea that atheism is another religion.

A birth of another religion is not the death of religion. Thus, it is the making of a new and diversified collection of religions.

[Clearwaterski]

I think religion is sill very strong, although I think more and more people are practicing in their own home and not going to church.  Everyone is so afraid of offending someone that they don't talk about it.   

[Astargath]

Yes it is.
Something like Buddhism/ scientology has a chance to become world's leading "religion".

i'd say atheist is another religion. Religion changes our perception about life and death. If atheists believe that there are no Gods, that is their perception in life. Which validates the idea that atheism is another religion.

A birth of another religion is not the death of religion. Thus, it is the making of a new and diversified collection of religions.

That's not the definition of a religion. Atheism is not a religion nor a belief. It is in fact a non-belief if you wanna call it that. It's basically the absence of belief in any deity.

[Bryan_12]

Unfortunately this is the case, there are many mafias and hidden stories that have emerged during the last years about the church, its cures, and with the world evolving, there are more theories that favor the theory that nothing related to the Bible and that it is only a conspiracy to control people ... Likewise, so many religions have arisen in the world that it is difficult to differentiate some from others, millennials, especially those who have lost their faith as a result of the movement of the world, of the actions of people.

[moshk555]

In my personal opinion, I believe that in these days the religion is dying slowly. Because people are more selfish most of them just think about themselves and try to down others for their own benefits. They cheat each other and make fake promises which are against the rule of religion. On other hands mostly people use religion for their personal profits. They don't care about what is right or wrong the only thing that matters to them is just there own self so because of that the religion is dying slowly.

[MichelAngelo04]

Religion will always be around the corner because a lot of people rely on faith for their future because they believe that when then preach to God all of their woes will vanish into thin air.

[BINGA TEAM]

No, when you think about religion, usa still has a heavy religion fanaticism and since islamic population is still growing, so its hardly dying.

[Astargath]

No, more people and more people are believing that GOD is coming near.

Not really, a few hundred years ago, virtually everyone believed in some sort of god or deity because, well, they didn't know better. They didn't have the knowledge or tools we have today so they had to believe in something to make up for it. Whether it was the Christian god or just random gods that all tribes had.

[star_lord]

I think that, as people are faced less with death and illness, they turn away from religion. Today many happily live until a very old age. There is just less need for the kind of comfort that religion provides us with.

[esfirvelius]

I believe so as this generation mind is a little more open minded compare to previous generation .

[bzriumx]

Islam is keeping going to europe and it has no trend to stop, its hard to think it will stop soon.

[SeNeor]

Religion is in no way slowly dying. What faces me might be backing you, meaning it all depends on the angle to which anyone perceived it and the society where they exist. Recently, I even perceived Islamic and Christianity religion to be unanimously increasing in membership, when people are seeing the beauty of coming closer to God, that nothing can adequately be done or achieved without Almighty God's consent. However, laziness of religion practice makes some people shift base to probably doing nothing, saying they still believe in God, while some even gallantly refused to practice none when they feel what they are requesting for from God is not granted.

[shaadsufi]

I think in these days religion dying more fastly everybody makes fake promises and tries to hurt others and don't care about anyone. In nowadays money is everything for them they can do anything for money and don't care about the rules and conditions of the religion. For people's a person with a good heart is a fool.

[BADecker]

Religion absolutely is NOT dying. It is simply changing. No matter how you live your life, the way you live is your religion. Don't believe me? Look up the definition of "religion" in several dictionaries. This will show you that all people have religion, and that how they live is their religion.

[Astargath]

Religion absolutely is NOT dying. It is simply changing. No matter how you live your life, the way you live is your religion. Don't believe me? Look up the definition of "religion" in several dictionaries. This will show you that all people have religion, and that how they live is their religion.

''It may be defined as a cultural system of designated behaviors and practices, world views, texts, sanctified places, prophesies, ethics, or organizations, that relate humanity to the supernatural, transcendental, or spiritual.''

If you live your life not believing in any supernatural, spiritual or transcendental then that's not a religion.

[boy130]

Of course religion is slowly dying, atheism wasn't even a consideration 200+ years ago. Sure, the absolute number of religious people is increasing every year, simply because of the population explosion, but the relative abundance of religious:atheist is shifting in favour of atheism, fortunately.

[Chubbytex]

Religion is  dying . This is because some people are becoming more religious than before thereby portraying them as religious fanatics. Atheism and Buddhism is equally on the increase.

[Gintron]

More and more i come across people who say that they do not believe in God and religion teachings. Atheistic population is starting to get bigger and bigger. Does this mean that it is time for religion to die, or maybe it is time to evolve in something else? Maybe Buddhism is becoming worlds religion, or maybe it will be some mixture of Europe religions and Buddhism? I am interested what do you guys think, what are your views on matter and what do you think will happen in future? Will there be no religion, or maybe some kind of other teaching?

The people are definetelly forgetting God . Well I believe this will just lead to more depression and wars. If we become the ultimate
judges of right and wrong that will be just a chaotic. I am Christian and in the Bible is talking about it: "Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?" Luke 18:8.
The people are just becoming colder and more egocentric. It is sad to see this. Maybe we should just remember that we are all vulnerable and mortals.

[BADecker]

Many people may be forgetting God. But this is simply their religion.

There is no way to NOT have religion and still be alive.

The closest might be a person who is a vegetable. Science is finding out that even people in comas are mentally very active, and that all a coma is, is a jumbled connection of mind with certain interactions that it had physically and mentally. The mind of a comatose person is not dead.

When people who have a religion that doesn't include God, finally wake up in the resurrection, they will KNOW at that time that God exists. Then their religion will become one of forgetting God forever... as they roast Hell for eternity.

[Teni]

It is.... Younger generations ain't as religious as the older folks

[charlix]

I think that more people are starting to think more and be free from the grips of irrationality... that people are less forced to follow these religions.

[tatalin]

I do not know any. Because here in our country, almost all of us do have faith in God. In fact our government take the advice of some religious group of people. Despite of having different religion, important thing is we recognize God in our daily lives.

[100nogent]

Considering we've got more and more religion-oriented threads with dozens of replies on a cryptocurrency forum I'd say religions hold pretty well

[Blitzboy]

there is nothing guarantee that religion is slowly dying. Even though I am not a big fan of religion, I have to admit that in many places, religion is still strong and the effect of religion in these areas are enormous. Just look at India, they can not escape from their own religion and the people are too ignorant to realize how wrong their religions are. Poor for such a beautiful country like India. They have to do a lot of thing to show to the people that religion is not always right

[gogiking]

there never was.
people believe what they want to believe and call it "religion".
thats what true meaning of "religion" is anyway.

[Astargath]

Many people may be forgetting God. But this is simply their religion.

There is no way to NOT have religion and still be alive.

The closest might be a person who is a vegetable. Science is finding out that even people in comas are mentally very active, and that all a coma is, is a jumbled connection of mind with certain interactions that it had physically and mentally. The mind of a comatose person is not dead.

When people who have a religion that doesn't include God, finally wake up in the resurrection, they will KNOW at that time that God exists. Then their religion will become one of forgetting God forever... as they roast Hell for eternity.

I don't know why you keep insisting with this. There are an estimated 10.000 religions worldwide. People who do not believe in any of them are simply not religious. You clearly can't even understand the definition of a religion and keep pushing this shit. Like you do when you don't understand what scientific theories mean.

[Vod]

Religion is in no way slowly dying.

Agreed - the speed in which it is dying is accelerating - I wouldn't call it slowly.

One hundred years ago all we had for knowledge were our parents, so we believed everything they told us.  Especially when they repeated it to us a hundred thousand times. 

Today, we have the internet.  Kids are told god is real, then they go to the 'net and find out the truth. 

My mother had 11 siblings.  They all believe in a god.   The vast majority of my cousins (their offspring) do not. 

[abusofyan1]

I think yes because now people think that religion is not too important in the eyes of others because they violate many of their religious rules

[PalmerLaura]

No I don't think it's dying. May be some old religious like Christianity loose their popularity but the others more young like Islam become more and more popular and spread around among the people.

[Vod]

No I don't think it's dying. May be some old religious like Christianity loose their popularity but the others more young like Islam become more and more popular and spread around among the people.

The word is lose.

I have a strong feeling that people who misspell that word also are uneducated about reality. 

[Cath0Vic]

Religion is nothing but different way of approaching is different and since god is not dying so is the religion.

[Vod]

Religion is nothing but different way of approaching is different and since god is not dying so is the religion.

Fairy tales don't die, dude.... they just slowly fade away as reality knocks at the door...

[fanatic26]

Religion feeds ignorance and hate. It was created to control the masses but as a race we are past the need for that. Until religion is eradicated humanities growth will remain stunted.

[spacedis]

Those stories will never completely die. But I think we just have people that view them more as stories to
teach a lesson more then truth.

[Dharmah]

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[Astargath]

Religion feeds ignorance and hate. It was created to control the masses but as a race we are past the need for that. Until religion is eradicated humanities growth will remain stunted.

I don't think gods and the supernatural were created with the intention of controlling the masses. I simply think they didn't know better so they had to make up some explanation, then slowly religions were formed and eventually smart people took advantage of it. Religions right now are indeed one of the biggest problems when it comes to science investigation, look at abortion or homosexuality.

California's Prop 8 in 2008 was one of the most expensive state ballot initiatives ever. In total, $83.1M was spent. All of this money was spent on trying to ban gay marriage in California, even though the previous ban (Prop 22 from 2000) had just been struck down as unconstitutional by the California Supreme Court.

Look at who currently fights against breakthrough technologies like stem cell research, and established science like evolution and the Big Bang- Religion.

[BrandeXMRLOVER]

Religion is creating divisions who says they are withering away? still there are silly people who obeys foul religion laws

[LienTHETRADER]

Religion is getting toxified more and more due to foul actions of different fraud people and so believe from the god is slowly moving away.

[LovellaSai]

Like everything religion should remain as it is because it helps one to remain within his limits.

[SergeYak]

More and more people who like science making religion suffer all the time and i like it to be honest.

[BADecker]

Religion is not dying. Why not? Science is showing us that there is so much more to the universe than scientists of the past though, that we are beginning to realize that science will never give us the best understanding. The best understanding comes through revelation from God. Science is finding this out.

[Vod]

Religion is pretty much dead now.

Only the poorest least educated countries still have the masses that believe.

Here in North America our churches are closing faster than they open.  Example:  Edmonton shut down seven churches last year, and opened one.

[beibi]

Religion in developed countries is declining - but why is it dying out so fast? Serch on google to find out why 9 countries will soon be comprised entirely of non-believers, and why the rest of the world will soon follow their lead.

[earceny]

I don’t think it’s so much that religion is dying, but rather that science is progressing. A lot of religion and ancient mythology was created to explain why things happened. Now, though, we have science to explain most of those concepts.

[BADecker]

Religion is pretty much dead now.

Only the poorest least educated countries still have the masses that believe.

Here in North America our churches are closing faster than they open.  Example:  Edmonton shut down seven churches last year, and opened one.

You will only prove to destroy yourself when you maintain a religion like that for yourself.

[Dimon8]

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[lderkin]

Certainly not, otherwise it continues to get stronger

[Astargath]

Religion is pretty much dead now.

Only the poorest least educated countries still have the masses that believe.

Here in North America our churches are closing faster than they open.  Example:  Edmonton shut down seven churches last year, and opened one.

You will only prove to destroy yourself when you maintain a religion like that for yourself.

You are going to the Muslim hell for not believing in allah

[BADecker]

Religion is pretty much dead now.

Only the poorest least educated countries still have the masses that believe.

Here in North America our churches are closing faster than they open.  Example:  Edmonton shut down seven churches last year, and opened one.

You will only prove to destroy yourself when you maintain a religion like that for yourself.

You are going to the Muslim hell for not believing in allah

Islam strength lies in fear, not peace - http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/quran/023-violence.htm.

Every religion, including Islam, has no solid foundation... except for Christianity. The solid foundation lies in:
1. The tradition of how the Bible came to be written;
2. The strength of the nation that wrote the Bible, and about which the Bible was written;
3. The information in the Bible, which matches the human race better than any other, including science;
4. The prophecies which have been fulfilled and are being fulfilled;
5. The spiritual strength from outside of yourself that comes to you when you start to accept the Bible;
6. The fact that the Bible could not have been written without Divine guidance;
7. The fact of the multitudes of hand-copied Old Testament (and New) that exist way beyond any other religious writings... because they were important and real to the people who copied and believed them.

Muslim hell is only in this life, for a short time, and lived by those who practice Islam the way it is written in the Koran, rather than the way it is expressed by the Islamic clerics.

The real Hell is where you will be going if you don't convert to Christianity. Why will you be going there? If you don't become a real and true Christian, God doesn't have any use for you. Your Hell will be your dissolution, so that God gets His energy back from you that He placed into you to make you alive. Only fair, right?

[Astargath]

Religion is pretty much dead now.

Only the poorest least educated countries still have the masses that believe.

Here in North America our churches are closing faster than they open.  Example:  Edmonton shut down seven churches last year, and opened one.

You will only prove to destroy yourself when you maintain a religion like that for yourself.

You are going to the Muslim hell for not believing in allah

Islam strength lies in fear, not peace - http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/quran/023-violence.htm.

Every religion, including Islam, has no solid foundation... except for Christianity. The solid foundation lies in:
1. The tradition of how the Bible came to be written;
2. The strength of the nation that wrote the Bible, and about which the Bible was written;
3. The information in the Bible, which matches the human race better than any other, including science;
4. The prophecies which have been fulfilled and are being fulfilled;
5. The spiritual strength from outside of yourself that comes to you when you start to accept the Bible;
6. The fact that the Bible could not have been written without Divine guidance;
7. The fact of the multitudes of hand-copied Old Testament (and New) that exist way beyond any other religious writings... because they were important and real to the people who copied and believed them.

Muslim hell is only in this life, for a short time, and lived by those who practice Islam the way it is written in the Koran, rather than the way it is expressed by the Islamic clerics.

The real Hell is where you will be going if you don't convert to Christianity. Why will you be going there? If you don't become a real and true Christian, God doesn't have any use for you. Your Hell will be your dissolution, so that God gets His energy back from you that He placed into you to make you alive. Only fair, right?

1. Pointless
2. Same to other religions
3. Muslims claim the same thing
4. Muslims claim their book fulfilled plenty of prophecies too
5. Same
6. Same for the other books
7. The fact that there is literally 0 evidence for God, other things in the bible like all the creatures, demons or miracles, the fact that prayer does not work or the fact that the bible is a pile of shit, immoral, contradictory.

Even if all your ''facts'' were true (they arent) how do you know there isn't a religion out there with better points? Like more prophecies fulfilled or more hand-copied writings? Would that make the other religion more true? You see why those things do not show if something is true or not, right?

[Nrcewker]

actually religions can't die but now days media giving false information about religions also there is only few scholars who can guide you best and provide you good information other have incomplete information .

Religion is slabs which tell you how to live your life. you should follow it and stay happy in your life . some religions are written by humans and some are sent from creator of this universe.

God is always best in creating or explaining anything some peoples don't trust on GOD but still they are unable to give some answers about things which science discovering now with high tech and GOD told it thousands of years ago via books.

[SadEmo]

Religion isn't dying because it's already dead at my opinion science is killed religion many years ago...

[jersti]

I don’t believe that religion itself is slowly dying. Rather, it’s being slowly replaced by scientific advances. There is nothing wrong with being a person of faith, but there are certainly good reasons why it isn’t as common now as it may have been a few centuries ago.

[shawncole]

It may be true but what I've seen in actual is a shift of belief. There are more Christian believers today than before.

[melliana]

Religion will not die, even they will growing bigger all the time and it will be getting complex because so many thoughts and peoples definition

[Tomborneque_1102]

It will not happen. One religion may die, but another religion will rise up. for as long as someone believes that there's a supreme being who created mankind, religion will not die.

[chokomenia]

In my country African religion is still very strong. We believe in the religion that we attached almost everything to religion. We seek solution to everything through prayers and fasting. Worship houses are on the rise on daily basis both the fake and real ones.

[Pintadj]

maybe yes

[MarkThief]

May be it is dying but not atleast in india, where it is constantly increasing only

[Jeremy O`Brein]

its not true

[friera]

NO slowly... I think is dying quite fast... Even more of the civilized countries in Europe (mostly the north)

[belphegory]

Yes it is....and good riddance!

Religion is the worst scourge to ever be invented. The amount of deaths and bloodshed that has been propagated in the name of religion over the centuries is incalculable.....yes it had its place as mankind was trying to find out why things happen early on......Sky makes big noise...must be god....air pushes you around and can knock you off your feet or even pick you up and drop you......must be god...you get sick for no reason and die......must be god. Science is slowly closing this god of the gaps fallacy....and as time goes on and science learns more about the HOW and WHY.......the WHAT is dying.

Faith is a joke.....your best friend tells you they saw a woman with three tits at the pub the other night..of course you don't believe him and ask for proof, right?

But you believe there is a magic sky-daddy who somehow in this vast universe is worried purely about you working on a certain rotation of a tiny blue planet on the edge of the Milky Way?? And with no evidence at all...only some scribbles written by some very dodgy people wanting to take control of gullible people...faith is believing in something IN-SPITE of complete lack of evidence....you should be ashamed, not proud.

The human species got to where it is now because people stopped having faith and started trying to understand the universe. None of you would be able to read this without having some sort of internet and digital device...who made that possible? Scientists and inventors who weren't afraid to stop having faith and actually started doing something.

[harmoni777]

no, as long as a human exist, religion will be exist too

[ferall]

Yes it is....and good riddance!

Religion is the worst scourge to ever be invented. The amount of deaths and bloodshed that has been propagated in the name of religion over the centuries is incalculable.....yes it had its place as mankind was trying to find out why things happen early on......Sky makes big noise...must be god....air pushes you around and can knock you off your feet or even pick you up and drop you......must be god...you get sick for no reason and die......must be god. Science is slowly closing this god of the gaps fallacy....and as time goes on and science learns more about the HOW and WHY.......the WHAT is dying.

Faith is a joke.....your best friend tells you they saw a woman with three tits at the pub the other night..of course you don't believe him and ask for proof, right?

But you believe there is a magic sky-daddy who somehow in this vast universe is worried purely about you working on a certain rotation of a tiny blue planet on the edge of the Milky Way?? And with no evidence at all...only some scribbles written by some very dodgy people wanting to take control of gullible people...faith is believing in something IN-SPITE of complete lack of evidence....you should be ashamed, not proud.

The human species got to where it is now because people stopped having faith and started trying to understand the universe. None of you would be able to read this without having some sort of internet and digital device...who made that possible? Scientists and inventors who weren't afraid to stop having faith and actually started doing something.

Right on 

[thelma987]

Religion ain't dying and won't die anytime soon because the birth rate is in dressing daily; and it's people that make up the religion both Christians and Muslims.

[thelma987]

Religion ain't dying and won't die anytime soon because the birth rate is in dressing daily; and it's people that make up the religion both Christians and Muslims.

[eysiiizxc26]

No it's not dying its growing inside us.

[Th3-K1n6]

"Every child is born on the fitrah. Both his parents made him Jewish, Christian, or Magi. Just as the animals are born of animals, did you look at his son there is missing his ears? (his son was born in a state of no disability, but the owner was the one who cut off his ear). "

[terlesbogli]

In philippines there are many religion and growing faster. many people convert into Christianity nowadays.

[cryptosza]

I believe in God but I'm not exactly religious so to say.

I think it's impossible for religion to "die out" completely, at least not in the foreseeable future. Humans need something to believe in, the anxiety of thinking that there isn't a higher power and that all this has no higher meaning and that we eventually will just disappear is too much for some people to comprehend.

[Fake77]

It isn't, because religion is always taught to us from an early age and will always be in our hearts.

[Ikpirijor7]

Religion can never die out. Humans have done this into past, they try to drift away from what's right, and they end up far worse than before. It's the only thing keeping our secular world sane.let's believe there is a creator.GOD

[belphegory]

I'm very sad to see the responses here. We need to grow up and past faith and god.

If the religious had their way we would be writing on parchment with quills and us heretics would be burned daily at the stakes......oh wait they did!
It was called the Dark Ages........

[Jeremy O`Brein]

I think not

[sippadgarden]

It is true, since some people abused It's influence to get money from the followers.

[FreshMoff]

Religion nowadays is not as it used to be. So better let it die away

[Cath0Vic]

Let the religion die. Might be that only could help erradicate racial discrimination

[jardel1905]

Religions never die.

[daicavung]

Increasingly, some people have become increasingly distrustful of religion, believing in their own abilities. Believers in religion are weak, without motivation in life. They always find solace in God. That is my personal opinion.

[kendedese]

No, religion will stay awake forever. because religion has the highest position in life, Without a living religion will be chaotic.

[Betszkie12]

Maybe, I can agree with you. Now the world was changing. The religion that believes in GOD is still there. But only a few had seen it as a part of their lives. Now most maybe have forgotten it. But it will never die for as long as people lives to stay in their religions.

[butrsukumpanumet]

There is just less need for the kind of comfort that religion provides us with.

[audipituitaryF]

No man false religion is still living but the pure religion is dying

[hason88hvbc]

I think the religion groups will slowly dying, I think there wont be religious majority in 50 years.

[Zizi19231]

I think yes it is dying. Modern people do not need to be slaves of religion, they are building their own lives.

[Gvyneth]

In my country African religion is still very strong. We believe in the religion that we attached almost everything to religion. We seek solution to everything through prayers and fasting. Worship houses are on the rise on daily basis both the fake and real ones.

[Namixi]

In my country African religion is still very strong. We believe in the religion that we attached almost everything to religion. We seek solution to everything through prayers and fasting. Worship houses are on the rise on daily basis both the fake and real ones.

[belphegory]

In my country African religion is still very strong. We believe in the religion that we attached almost everything to religion. We seek solution to everything through prayers and fasting. Worship houses are on the rise on daily basis both the fake and real ones.

Really? Do tell? Which religion would this be?

[iwsitall]

100 years more and no more religion.

[linesretweetG]

With the new generation, yes I think it would die in a few years but I want to conserve those religious ethics

[rmc518]

Religion is a belief that there is a divine almighty that created all of us. Some people lose their faith because of hardships, but there are still miracles that you can't even explain. So if religion is going to die, it will take hundreds of years.

[Samuiel]

Religion will never die....because it is the best scam toolset.

[CryptoClyde]

I think so. Because people are needed it less and less to explain things they don't understand.