Will we get a syncretistic religion?

The “Other Religions” of the United States will increase from 0.6% (2010) to 1.5% (2050):

The Jews (1.8% => 1.4%) and the Christians (78.3% => 66.4%) are the two religious communities that will decrease, whereas all other religious communities will increase. The Jews will decrease by 22.22% and the Christians by 15.20%, whereas the Buddhists will increase by 16.67%, the so-called “Unaffiliated” by 56.10%, the Hindus by 100%, the Muslims by 133.33%, the so-called “Folk Religions” by 150%, and the so-called “Other Religions” by 150%. So the so-called “Folk Religions” (0.2% => 0.5%) and the so-called “Other Religions” (0.6% => 1.5%) will relatively increase most (60%), whereas the so-called “Unaffiliated” (16.4% => 25.6%) will absolutely increase most (9.2%), the Buddhists (1.2% => 1.4%) will absolutely increase least (0.2%); and the Christians (78.3% => 66.4%) will absolutely decrease most (11.9%), whereas the Jews (1.8% => 1.4%) will absolutely decrease least (0.4%).

Christians and Jews: 80.1% (2010) => 67.8% (2050); decrease (in percent points: 12.3) by 15.36%
All other religious communities: 19.9% (2010) => 32,3% (2050); increase (in percent points: 12.4) by 62.31%.

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In 2010 the numerical relationship was about 4:1.
In 2050 the numerical relationship will be about 2:1.

Those graphs depict “straight line”, uneventful futures. If for example, the USA economy crumbles as intended, those lines will be disturbed.

Economic aspects correlate with demographic aspects.

Do you know how trustworthy the people of the so-called “PEW Research Center” and their statements are? They predict that the fertility rates and the age distribution of the religious groups (incl. the global average) will develop as follows:

Mulims: 3.1 (2010) => 2.3 (2050), thus —0.8;
Christians: 2.7 (2010) => 2.3 (2050), thus —0.3;
Global average: 2.5 (2010) => 2.1 (2050), thus —0.4;
Hindus: 2.4 (2010) => 1.8 (2050), thus —0.6;
Jews: 2.3 (2010) => 2.1 (2050), thus —0.2;
Folk Religions: 1.8 (2010) => 2.0 (2050), thus +0.2;
Unaffiliated: 1,7 (2010) => 1.9 (2050), thus +0.2;
Other Religions: 1,7 (2010) => 1.8 (2050), thus +0.1;
Buddhists: 1,6 (2010) => 1.7 (2050), thus +0.1.

Source: pewforum.org/2015/04/02/main … on-growth/ .

Source: pewforum.org/2015/04/02/main … on-growth/ .

Of course there’s still that part about actually demonstrating the existence of whatever God does come out on top in 2050.

I know, I know: that’s not the point of this thread. Sorry. It just seems important to some to bring that up.

So, by all means, carry on. :wink: [-o< :wink:

[size=140]“Unaffiliated”.[/size]

Change in the 10 countries with the largest unaffiliated populations.

Age structure an religious switching.

Source: pewforum.org/2015/04/02/reli … ffiliated/ .

The people of the so-called “PEW Research Center” do not stop their projections at the year 2050:

Source: pewforum.org/2015/04/02/reli … -year-2050 .

The title of the said text of the PEW Research Center is: “The Future of World Religions: Population Growth Projections, 2010-2050”. Its subtitle is: “Why Muslims Are Rising Fastest and the Unaffiliated Are Shrinking as a Share of the World’s Population”. If until 2050 the Muslims will rise fastest and the Unaffiliated shrink as a share of the world population, then we will probably not get a syncretistic religion before 2050 but war before 2050, because additionally the Christians as a share of the world population will neither rise nor shrink (2010: 31.4% ; 2050: 31.4%), the Jews as a share of the world population will neither rise nor shrink (2010: 0.2% ; 2050: 0.2%), the Hindus as a share of the world population will shrink (2010: 15.0% ; 2050: 14.9%), the Other Religions as a share of the world population will shrink (2010: 0.8% ; 2050: 0.7%), the Folk Religions as a share of the world population will shrink (2010: 5.9% ; 2050: 4.8%), the Buddhists as a share of the world population will shrink (2010: 7.1% ; 2050: 5.2%), and - as I already said - the Unaffiliated as a share of the world population will shrink (2010: 16.4%; 2050: 13.2%). So merely the Muslims will rise both absolutely (2010: 1.6 billions; 2050: 2.76 billions) and relatively, thus as a share of the world population (2010: 23.2; 2050: 29.7). That will not necessarily but probably lead to war, namely to more war than we already have.

The more darkly manipulated the world becomes, the more Islam will run it. Islam represents the more rigid force, blocking some of the more critical causes of entropy, while not being ashamed of creating entropy outside itself, like Judaism.

Most religions are selfish (not merely self-interested). Christianity has the disadvantage of being not merely selfish, the easier route.

I think that we will get a syncretistic religion as we conceive of religions today. However, by the time we get this syncretistic religion, I’m pretty sure that what it means to be a syncretistic religion will have changed to something that is more than a congregation of today’s religions. Let’s say that in 500 years christianity, buddhism, animism, hinduism, taoism, zoroastrianism, strong/weak atheism, etc… will have been reconciled. Perhaps something new will exist then - that we will have to intend to reconcile with this convergence.

What if humans agree to seperate and peacefully go down seperate paths becoming truly different breeds? Why must humans be the same to have peace?

I think that seperate paths are not possible now and will not be possible in the near future. This current impossibility is a symptom of our times.

Because no real ruler wants then to have peace. Humans can never be the same, so the real rulers and their functionaries are always saying “humans must be the same to have peace”, because the real rulers know that that is impossible. It has always to do with the control of the 99%. :wink:

The societies with the lowest fertility are not the wealthiest societies:

Yes. Oh, yes.

This “One World Religion” can also be called a “synctretistic religion”.

Is this “One World Religion” … this “Synctretistic Religion” the same as Chardin’s “Omega Point” ?

Bingo. Spirituality is the best way.

I think that you would love SAM Coops.

Actually, it was kind of dumb. That was like saying “First cure all diseases spread by women, then….”

That highest fertility rate country is Niger (approximately 7 children every per woman). The USA has been very actively importing vast numbers of their people into the USA, giving them homes and jobs (can’t image why :icon-rolleyes: ).

James … I find your post a bit confusing … not the cure all the diseases spread by woman part …

Artimus posted … “Bingo. Spirituality is the best way.” in response to a post from Lev Muishkin … “Simple - first remove all that causes discord and conflict; get rid of all religion and look at the earth, not the world’s of our own creation.”

I see Artimus’s post a bit differently. I don’t see some new flavour of spirituality replacing all religions or superseding them.

I see it more in line with the Chinese proverb … something to the effect … many paths are available to climb the mountain but the view from the top remains constant.

Perhaps some day all religions will meet each other on the “top of the mountain” and discover …“the view is the same” … with a subsequent embracing of all religions … all paths up the mountain … maybe!

More emerging thoughts …

Some religions have gone the way of the dodo bird on there climb up the mountain … more may meet the same fate … those that make it to the top will see the same view … maybe.