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Originally Posted by Chris
I can.
You suggested an inverse correlation between education and religious belief. I suggested you are wrong, because the West is the only place religious belief is waning, while it is not the only place with access to unversal education.
In response, I offer again the explanation I posted earlier. It is wealth that depresses religious belief, because having a comfortable life tends to lessen an individual's imperative to wonder what it's all about, compared to someone for whom making a living is more of a struggle.
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I don't believe it is as simplistic as you present. There are many reasons why, in various parts of the world, religious beliefs change over time. Education certainly feeds into the process as does, as you say, wealth.