Across the Secular Abyss: From Faith to Wisdom

Across the Secular Abyss: From Faith to Wisdom
ISBN-10
0739116789
ISBN-13
9780739116784
Category
Social Science
Pages
306
Language
English
Published
2007
Publisher
Lexington Books
Author
William Sims Bainbridge

Description

Across the Secular Abyss draws upon the best social-scientific evidence to understand profound religious changes occurring in advanced societies today, as previously separate fields of science converge, leaving progressively less room for faith. It finds that the positive functions of religion have been exaggerated, are declining, and are replaceable by benefits from new Transhumanist technologies; however, serious concerns are raised whether atheism is compatible with long-term survival of the human species, given falling birth rates.

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