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In 2010, the agnostic, British/Canadian scholar [[Eric Kaufmann]] wrote:
In 2010, the agnostic, British/Canadian scholar [[Eric Kaufmann]] wrote:
"Worldwide, the march of religion can probably only be reversed by a renewed, self-aware secularism. Today, it appears exhausted and lacking in confidence... Secularism's greatest triumphs owe less to science than to popular social movements like nationalism, socialism and 1960s anarchist-liberalism. Ironically, secularism's demographic deficit means that it will probably only succeed in the twenty-first century if it can create a secular form of 'religious' enthusiasm."
"Worldwide, the march of religion can probably only be reversed by a renewed, self-aware secularism. Today, it appears exhausted and lacking in confidence... Secularism's greatest triumphs owe less to science than to popular social movements like nationalism, socialism and 1960s anarchist-liberalism. Ironically, secularism's demographic deficit means that it will probably only succeed in the twenty-first century if it can create a secular form of 'religious' enthusiasm."[http://www.sneps.net/uploadsepk/JQR%20Demography.pdf]
I hope that clarifies matters. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] 17:35, 17 February 2015 (EST)
I hope that clarifies matters. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] 17:35, 17 February 2015 (EST)