Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Study Finds Religion May Be Heading for Extinction in Parts of World

The headline blared, "Study Finds Religion May Be Heading for Extinction in Parts of World".

It concludes "The model predicts that for societies in which the perceived utility of not adhering is greater than the utility of adhering, religion will be driven toward extinction". I know of a model long ago in which two countries came to the same conclusion. Israel first, then Judah, fell, as those things that seemed right to men ultimately led to destruction.

There really is nothing truly new under the sun, even though we often perceive these studies as "new".