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S2 Episode 3 – Silent Revolution: The Future Of Faith

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HIGHLIGHTS04 32 The drop in religious membership is happening globally13 26 Religiosity is NOT encoded in our DNA16 45 Measuring religiosity with the 3 B s Belief Behavior and Belonging24 05 The foundations of the US Constitution do not mention God31 47 Universal and national causes of secularization 37 39 There is no political Christian Left 47 50 There are sociological and ethical evidences of the benefits of secularization 51 15 What ethics and morality will look like in 50 yearsQUOTES32 20 Increased education increased prosperity always leads to levels or degrees of secularization So the more people can read and write and have scientific literacy and reading just basic literacy opens up the world 36 58 If you don t have control over your life you re going to turn towards religion There s no question about it 47 26 Passionate search for meaning can serve ill or good It depends on how it s channeled 48 35 The nations today that are the least religious the democracies that are the least religious the least churchgoing the least believing in god are the safest and most ethical societies the world has ever known 50 10 We learn how to be moral and ethical preverbally by the people that raise us We are not taught how to be moral we are socialized into morality We learn it from the experiences we have from zero to ten by the people who care for us To find out more about Phil Zuckerman please see the links below Amazon Author Page – https www amazon com Phil-Zuckerman e B001HD3S8U Society without God What the Least Religious Nations Can Tell Us About Contentment – https www amazon com Society-without-God-Religious-Contentment dp 0814797237What It Means to Be Moral Why Religion Is Not Necessary for Living an Ethical Life – https www amazon com What-Means-Be-Moral-Necessary dp 164009274Living the Secular Life New Answers to Old Questions – https www amazon com gp product B00INIQQEA To hear more of Scott Mason and the Purpose Highway podcast join our community at https purposehighway com and subscribe to get notified when new episodes go live Click here to visit this podcast episode

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