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Desecularization and aging populations (view source)
Revision as of 14:13, October 3, 2019
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The [[Christian apologetics|Christian apologist]] [[True Free Thinker|Ken Ammi]] concurs in his essay ''The Argument for Atheism from Immaturity'' and writes: "It is widely known that some atheists rejected [[God]] in their childhood, based on child like reasons, have not matured beyond these childish notions and thus, maintain childish-emotional reactions toward the idea of God."<ref>[http://www.truefreethinker.com/articles/argument-atheism-immaturity]</ref>
The [[Christian apologetics|Christian apologist]] [[True Free Thinker|Ken Ammi]] concurs in his essay ''The Argument for Atheism from Immaturity'' and writes: "It is widely known that some atheists rejected [[God]] in their childhood, based on child like reasons, have not matured beyond these childish notions and thus, maintain childish-emotional reactions toward the idea of God."<ref>[http://www.truefreethinker.com/articles/argument-atheism-immaturity]</ref>
The article ''Developed countries may become more religious in 20 years'' indicates:
The article ''Developed countries may become more religious in 20 years'' indicates about the journal article ''Religiosity and Aging: Age and Cohort Effects and Their Implications for the Future of Religious Values in High‐Income OECD Countries'' which was published in the ''Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion'':
{{Cquote|Researchers from HSE University and RANEPA found that in high-income countries, age, rather than the cohort effect, has more impact on religiosity. They predict that this may have an impact on societal structure in the future. The study was published in ''Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion''.
{{Cquote|Researchers from HSE University and RANEPA found that in high-income countries, age, rather than the cohort effect, has more impact on religiosity. They predict that this may have an impact on societal structure in the future. The study was published in ''Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion''.
The transition from religious to secular values may slow by 2040 in high-income OECD countries and, probably, there will be a resurgence of religiosity, the symptoms of which can be observed in Japan. On the other hand, widely divergent socio-cultural settings in different countries have an impact on religious behavior and attitude, and this must be taken into account in further research.<ref>[https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-09/nruh-dcm092519.php ''Developed countries may become more religious in 20 years''], Eureka Alert</ref>}}
The transition from religious to secular values may slow by 2040 in high-income OECD countries and, probably, there will be a resurgence of religiosity, the symptoms of which can be observed in Japan. On the other hand, widely divergent socio-cultural settings in different countries have an impact on religious behavior and attitude, and this must be taken into account in further research.<ref>[https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-09/nruh-dcm092519.php ''Developed countries may become more religious in 20 years''], Eureka Alert</ref>}}
The Christian Century wrote about the journal article ''Religiosity and Aging: Age and Cohort Effects and Their Implications for the Future of Religious Values in High‐Income OECD Countries'':
{{Cquote|In what they say is the first systematic attempt to analyze this issue, three Russian researchers found that in all cases, individuals were more likely to be significantly more religious as they age. The findings may have critical implications for rapidly aging societies in more affluent nations.
“It is mainly in the developed countries that global aging may have the most pronounced effect on slowing down the transition from religious to secular values or, possibly, even on some increase in religiosity,” the researchers said in the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion.
Among the reasons religion is so important to older people, researchers note, is that religious beliefs and practices allow many to cope with later-life stresses such as the loss of a spouse or debilitating illness and facing death. As they lose a sense of control over their own lives, some also find religion offers reassurance that a compassionate divinity is looking out for them in their time of need.
Religious institutions also offer a source of social support, providing a network of friends to meet social needs, scholars have pointed out...
But the researchers found the aging effect was much stronger in all nine measurements compared with the secularization effect.
Thus, as they aged, older individuals were even more likely show interest in attendance at worship, confidence in the church, and the importance of religion and God in their lives.
But the aging effect was also strongly tied to other factors such as belief in God, being active members in religious organizations, a perceived lack of freedom of choice and control in their own lives, and considering themselves a religious person.<ref>[https://www.christiancentury.org/article/news/new-study-finds-aging-populations-might-counteract-secularization New study finds aging populations might counteract secularization] by David Briggs, Christian Century</ref>}}
(See also: [[European desecularization in the 21st century]] and [[United States, irreligion vs. religion and demographics]] and [[American atheism]] and [[British atheism]] and [[Irreligion in Australia]] and [[Postsecularism and New Zealand in the 21st century]] and [[Canada and irreligion]])
(See also: [[European desecularization in the 21st century]] and [[United States, irreligion vs. religion and demographics]] and [[American atheism]] and [[British atheism]] and [[Irreligion in Australia]] and [[Postsecularism and New Zealand in the 21st century]] and [[Canada and irreligion]])