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== 20th century rise and decline of agnosticism ==
== 20th century rise and decline of agnosticism ==
[[File:Europe map CIA 2005.jpg|thumbnail|right|165px|[[Secular Europe]] has one of the highest rates of [[agnosticism]] rates in the world.
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In 2014, the Pew Research Forum indicated that [[Europe]] will go from 11% of the world's population to 7% of the world's population by 2050.<ref>[http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/02/03/10-projections-for-the-global-population-in-2050/ 10 projections for the global population in 2050] By Rakesh Kochhar, Pew Research Forum, February 3, 2014</ref>
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According to the agnostic scholar [[Eric Kaufmann]], in the Europe of tomorrow, immigration and religious fertility will increase the proportion of committed Christians in Europe, many from the developing world.<ref>[http://www.sneps.net/RD/uploads/1-Shall%20the%20Religious%20Inherit%20the%20Earth.pdf Shall the Righteous Inherit the Earth? Demography and Politics in the Twenty-First Century] by [[Eric Kaufmann]]</ref> ]]
In 1900, about .18% of the world's population were agnostics. By 1970, about 14.7% of the world's population were agnostics.<ref>[http://www.internationalbulletin.org/issues/2015-01/2015-01-029-table.html Status of Global Christianity, 2015, in the Context of 1900–2050]</ref>
In 1900, about .18% of the world's population were agnostics. By 1970, about 14.7% of the world's population were agnostics.<ref>[http://www.internationalbulletin.org/issues/2015-01/2015-01-029-table.html Status of Global Christianity, 2015, in the Context of 1900–2050]</ref>