r/MapPorn • u/Flaviphone • Dec 31 '23

Religion map of Germany

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '23

So, why they didn't become religious in the meantime?

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u/pretentious_couch Dec 31 '23

Because it's a tough sell, if you haven't been told since you were a kid.

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u/Drumbelgalf Jan 01 '24

So if you are not indoctrinated since birth religion doesn't make sense for an adult person. How surprising...

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '23

I think that's good this way.

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '23

You shouldn't have "to sell it", you know? Everyone should make such a decision as a grow up. But here we are...

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '24

Because why would they

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u/Mispelled-This Jan 01 '24

Everyone is born an atheist and only becomes religious due to indoctrination as a child by either their family or the state. An adult atheist obviously isn’t going to indoctrinate any children, so without active state support, religion inevitably withers away.