Comment on Friedman's Empire by YNot1989
Marriage is already an unnecessary institution, lasting as a symbol of monogamous love a decade at best, and after that if it stays together its really just a financial contract between two parties.
By mid-century declining birthrates brought on by people having less reason to have kids, will in turn be less inclined to marry. There will still be monogamous long term relationships, but like most people in the under-30 age group today, those relationships will be expected to eventually grow apart and there will be no reason to complicate a breakup with money.
Religions will be forced to change to deal with the fact that the world will be far more egalitarian, and God will simply be unnecessary to explain many of the phenomena of the world.
By mid-century declining birthrates brought on by people having less reason to have kids, will in turn be less inclined to marry. There will still be monogamous long term relationships, but like most people in the under-30 age group today, those relationships will be expected to eventually grow apart and there will be no reason to complicate a breakup with money.
Religions will be forced to change to deal with the fact that the world will be far more egalitarian, and God will simply be unnecessary to explain many of the phenomena of the world.
I agree with what you say about marrige i guess. But I dissagree about religon. How could God not be an explaination of the events in this universe? Did we see the first lifeforms form on earth? Did humans find out there is no afterlife? Also, with the rising popularity of robotics, many alienated people will probably be joining the Unified Church of Christ.
But that is my only complant here.
But that is my only complant here.
We've recreated much of the origin of life in the lab, including the origin of basic and more complex proteins, as well as the cell wall. We've observed evolution in bacteria and viruses, to say nothing of human influenced evolution of dogs, livestock, and farm foods. We've all but proven the Big Bang Theory; and Quantum Physics has advanced to reveal the Universe to be far more complex than any religion has allowed for (for example Causality is pretty much toast thanks to quantum entanglement). The world no longer needs religion, Science has provided explanations for all that it has tried to explain, and has gone beyond it, revealing questions religion has never thought to ask.
That isnt my point. we created life in a lab there is no mortal alive to make the first life forms on earth (unless you use sci-fi ideas like anchint astronauts or time travel). I also agree with the big bang idea, but I think that there was something that caused it to take place. In any case, It doesn't matter how complex it turns out the universe is, religon will find a way to change to those new discoverys
No, the Big Bang occurred because it occurred. Prior to the Big Bang causality didn't exist, meaning you don't need a cause to have an effect. And religion still won't acknowledge discoveries from over a century ago as legitimate. Hell, the Catholics only recently gave Gravity the OK. The world is advancing too fast for religion to keep up.
you said earlier that casuality was always meaningless. besides, only the official organizations ever have trouble keeping up with the times, there are plenty of philosophers and theologins who have come up with explanations for the latest dicoverys. Humanity can't outgrow "superstitions" so easily, being spirituall is an important part of our nature.