About the percentage of people not affiliated with a religion?
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by Geilinor » Thu Apr 02, 2015 3:41 pm
by Benuty » Thu Apr 02, 2015 3:42 pm
by Arumdaum » Thu Apr 02, 2015 3:43 pm
by Cuckoobaloo » Thu Apr 02, 2015 3:44 pm
by Benuty » Thu Apr 02, 2015 3:45 pm
Cuckoobaloo wrote:Muslims will outnumber the Christians, Christians will outnumber the Buddhists, Buddhists will outnumber the Jews, Jews will outnumber the Rastafarians.
Me? I worship sushi.
by Dracoria » Thu Apr 02, 2015 3:47 pm
by Cuckoobaloo » Thu Apr 02, 2015 3:47 pm
by Arumdaum » Thu Apr 02, 2015 3:49 pm
Cuckoobaloo wrote:Muslims will outnumber the Christians, Christians will outnumber the Buddhists, Buddhists will outnumber the Jews, Jews will outnumber the Rastafarians.
Me? I worship sushi.
by Baiynistan » Thu Apr 02, 2015 3:57 pm
by United Marxist Nations » Thu Apr 02, 2015 4:00 pm
The Kievan People wrote: United Marxist Nations: A prayer for every soul, a plan for every economy and a waifu for every man. Solid.
St. John Chrysostom wrote:A comprehended God is no God.
by Sebtopiaris » Thu Apr 02, 2015 4:05 pm
Arumdaum wrote:It's interesting, and this is going to have global effects, although not necessarily bad ones. The global atmosphere will probably be more tolerant of Muslims, there will probably be a more diverse portrayal of Muslims, Muslims will probably have more influence on the world stage, global marketing campaigns will probably have to do more to appeal to Muslims, and so on.
Baiynistan wrote:I wonder if that'll mean that liberal democracies can finally start properly addressing the problems we face from Islamist jihadism without being held back by the fear of 'persecuting' minorities.
by Saint Kitten » Thu Apr 02, 2015 4:07 pm
by Benuty » Thu Apr 02, 2015 4:09 pm
Saint Kitten wrote:I was hoping that we'd all be atheists by then... drat!
by Cuckoobaloo » Thu Apr 02, 2015 4:16 pm
by Gauthier » Thu Apr 02, 2015 4:17 pm
Cuckoobaloo wrote:Muslims will outnumber the Christians, Christians will outnumber the Buddhists, Buddhists will outnumber the Jews, Jews will outnumber the Rastafarians.
Me? I worship sushi.
by Cuckoobaloo » Thu Apr 02, 2015 4:18 pm
by Benuty » Thu Apr 02, 2015 4:20 pm
by The Romulan Republic » Thu Apr 02, 2015 4:20 pm
by Romalae » Thu Apr 02, 2015 4:23 pm
Dracoria wrote:China's suffering from the fallout of the one child policy. They won't suffer a catastrophic population reduction, but they will suffer from an aging workforce combined with a strengthening standard of living that will reduce their ability to continue to be the world's cheap manufacturing spot.
by Baiynistan » Thu Apr 02, 2015 4:24 pm
Sebtopiaris wrote:Honestly, if our governments have some common sense (fingers crossed, guys), they'll get tired of this whole blow-people-up shit way before that and actually do something about it.
Also, is it just me, or is the most terrifying part of those figures that by 2050 the world's population will be 9.3 billion?
by Vassenor » Thu Apr 02, 2015 4:26 pm
Cuckoobaloo wrote:Atheism is an evil ideology that has brought about the deaths of millions of innocent people and needs to be stopped if we're ever going to progress as a species.
See? It works both ways. Now I'm off to see the Wizard.
by Romalae » Thu Apr 02, 2015 4:30 pm
Sebtopiaris wrote:Also, is it just me, or is the most terrifying part of those figures that by 2050 the world's population will be 9.3 billion?
by Arumdaum » Thu Apr 02, 2015 4:39 pm
Baiynistan wrote:Sebtopiaris wrote:Honestly, if our governments have some common sense (fingers crossed, guys), they'll get tired of this whole blow-people-up shit way before that and actually do something about it.
Also, is it just me, or is the most terrifying part of those figures that by 2050 the world's population will be 9.3 billion?
Aye, not having a change in the Zeitgeist by then (damn the movie for colouring the word!) wouldn't be very constructive.
That population size is a little scary. Not that we'd run out of space, just vital resources if we don't invest in alternatives.
On universal atheism (if only), I wonder what the predictions for global non-belief will be by the same time. Last I checked, non-religious affiliation is still the fastest growing population compared with other religions.
by Baiynistan » Thu Apr 02, 2015 5:17 pm
Arumdaum wrote:It's one of the slower demographics, actually, since most tend to be in areas with low fertility rates.
by Dracoria » Thu Apr 02, 2015 5:20 pm
Romalae wrote:Dracoria wrote:China's suffering from the fallout of the one child policy. They won't suffer a catastrophic population reduction, but they will suffer from an aging workforce combined with a strengthening standard of living that will reduce their ability to continue to be the world's cheap manufacturing spot.
True, but their population is indeed projected to decline (although not "catastrophically") beginning in the 2030s and reaching around 1 billion in 2100 (as opposed to about 1.3 billion presently). This is primarily because the expansive population cohort created during the Maoist era will die off in this period, leaving the smaller post-One Child Policy cohorts (the current total fertility rate in China is less than 1.7, whereas 2.1 is replacement level fertility).
Romalae wrote:Dracoria wrote:China's suffering from the fallout of the one child policy. They won't suffer a catastrophic population reduction, but they will suffer from an aging workforce combined with a strengthening standard of living that will reduce their ability to continue to be the world's cheap manufacturing spot.
True, but their population is indeed projected to decline (although not "catastrophically") beginning in the 2030s and reaching around 1 billion in 2100 (as opposed to about 1.3 billion presently). This is primarily because the expansive population cohort created during the Maoist era will die off in this period, leaving the smaller post-One Child Policy cohorts (the current total fertility rate in China is less than 1.7, whereas 2.1 is replacement level fertility).
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