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== Fertility rates of religious vs. irreligious ==

== Fertility rates of religious vs. irreligious ==

''See also:'' [[Fertility rates and desecularization]]

''See also:'' [[Atheism and fertility rates]]

[[File:Baby picture.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|The ''Washington Post'' wrote about the United States and fertility rates: "At the low end of the baby-making spectrum you've got atheists, with 1.6 kids, and [[agnosticism|agnostics]], who average only 1.3."<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/05/12/charted-the-religions-that-make-the-most-babies/ Charted: The religions that make the most babies], Washington Post</ref>]]

[[File:Baby picture.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|The ''Washington Post'' wrote about the United States and fertility rates: "At the low end of the baby-making spectrum you've got atheists, with 1.6 kids, and [[agnosticism|agnostics]], who average only 1.3."<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/05/12/charted-the-religions-that-make-the-most-babies/ Charted: The religions that make the most babies], Washington Post</ref>]]

The higher rate of fertility rate of religious conservatives and the sub-replacement fertility rate of the irreligious and [[liberal Christianity]] is another source of desecularization (see: [[Fertility rates and desecularization]]).

The higher rate of fertility rate of religious conservatives and the sub-replacement fertility rate of the irreligious and [[liberal Christianity]] is another source of desecularization (see: [[Atheism and fertility rates]]).

Michael Blume, a researcher at the University of Jena in Germany, wrote about the sub-replacement level of fertility among [[Atheist Population|atheistic populations]]: "Most societies or communities that have espoused atheistic beliefs have not survived more than a century."<ref>[http://www.scilogs.eu/en/blog/biology-of-religion/2011-01-06/atheists-a-dying-breed-as-nature-favours-faithful-sunday-times-jan-02-2011-jonathan-leake-full-draft-version Atheist: A dying breed as nature favours faithful]</ref> Blume also indicated concerning concerning his research on this matter: "What I found was the complete lack of a single case of a secular population, community or movement that would just manage to retain replacement level."<ref>[http://www.scilogs.eu/en/blog/biology-of-religion/2011-01-06/atheists-a-dying-breed-as-nature-favours-faithful-sunday-times-jan-02-2011-jonathan-leake-full-draft-version Atheist: A dying breed as nature favours faithful]</ref>  See also: [[Atheism and sexuality]]

Michael Blume, a researcher at the University of Jena in Germany, wrote about the sub-replacement level of fertility among [[Atheist Population|atheistic populations]]: "Most societies or communities that have espoused atheistic beliefs have not survived more than a century."<ref>[http://www.scilogs.eu/en/blog/biology-of-religion/2011-01-06/atheists-a-dying-breed-as-nature-favours-faithful-sunday-times-jan-02-2011-jonathan-leake-full-draft-version Atheist: A dying breed as nature favours faithful]</ref> Blume also indicated concerning concerning his research on this matter: "What I found was the complete lack of a single case of a secular population, community or movement that would just manage to retain replacement level."<ref>[http://www.scilogs.eu/en/blog/biology-of-religion/2011-01-06/atheists-a-dying-breed-as-nature-favours-faithful-sunday-times-jan-02-2011-jonathan-leake-full-draft-version Atheist: A dying breed as nature favours faithful]</ref>  See also: [[Atheism and sexuality]]