Atheism to Defeat Religion By 2038
At the Huffington Post, Nigel Barber predicts that, as the world grows richer in the coming decades, it will also likely become less religious and more atheistic. “If national wealth drives secularization,” as Barbar believes it does, then “the entire world population … [will] cross the atheist threshold by about 2038.” Barber sees nothing to fear in this coming atheistic world. “Godless countries are highly moral nations with an unusual level of social trust, economic equality, low crime and a high level of civic engagement.”