Why do evolution loving secular leftist love unsustainable economies so much? Secular Europe is having a lot of debt woes too. When you fantasize about your past, you tend to fantasize about your future as well!
Of course, when the fallout of these economic schemes hits, history shows us that biblical Christianity will prosper. See: Economics and Darwinism/atheism
There are a number of poweful trends facing Darwinism and atheism in the world and within secular countries
Questions:
1. Do reasonable economic forecasts point to economic problems in the Western World? How credible are these bearish forecasts?
2. If these bearish forecasts are correct, how will this affect the prevalence of biblical creation belief, atheism, agnosticism and Darwinism in the Western World and in the world at large?
The history of religion and economics shows that during times of economic hardship that atheism does poorer in terms of its number of adherents. In addition, the secular leftist ideology of socialism may help foster atheism. On the other hand, conservative religion can prosper in economic hard times plus do well in prosperous countries as well if they have a significant degree of religious freedom. See: Does atheism thrive on economic prosperity? Does religion prosper when people are desperate and ignorant?
The political and economic author/blogger Vox Day was among the people who foresaw the economic crisis of 2008 (see: List of people who predicted the 2008 financial crisis ). Although I don't agree with Vox on some matters, Vox is often very informative when it comes to economic topics and he often makes accurate predictions in this area.
According to Vox Day America is heading for a Great Depression 2.0 which will be bigger in scope and longer in duration than the Great Depression of the 1930s. He predicts it could last could last until 2032. See: Interview with Vox Day
In 2011, the leading investment expert Harry Schultz wrote:
Roughly speaking, the mess we are in is the worst since 17th century financial collapse. Comparisons with the 1930’s are ludicrous. We’ve gone far beyond that. And, alas, the courage & political will to recognize the mess & act wisely to reverse gears, is absent in U.S. leadership, where the problems were hatched & where the rot is by far the deepest.
The United States has a 16 trillion dollar federal government debt. Many secular European countries have high debt loads as well. Economic history points to the fact that is very difficult for a country to have sustained economic health under the weight of heavy debt. See: Can an economy grow with serious debt? and High government debt will weaken the U.S. economy
If a leading economy like the United States has significant problems, it could easily drag down the whole world economy given the interconnected nature of the present global economy. In addition, it would have a big effect on the socialistic economies of Europe which are already weighed down by the Eurocrisis and poor prospects for growth.
Of course, if Vox Day, Harry Smith and other bearish economic forecasters are right, this is terrible news for Western atheism and Darwinism and global atheism/Darwinism as well.
As Latourette’s Great Century was coming to a close, churches outside ofEurope and the Americas that took root in the 19th century grew rapidly inthe 20th century.10 Africa, in particular, led this transformation growing fromonly 10 million Christians in 1900 to 360 million by AD 2000. Given currenttrends, there could be over 600 million Christians in Africa by2025. Shortlyafter 1980, Christians in the South outnumbered those in the North for thefirst time in 1,000 years. In 1900 over 80% of all Christians lived in Europeand Northern America, however, by 2005 this proportion had fallen to under 40% and will likely fall below 30% before 2050. Projections for thefuture show that the Christian churches of the Global South (Africa, Asia,Latin America and Oceania) will likely continue to acquire an increasingpercentage of global Christianity...
Another daily reality for Southern Christians is poverty. Much of the global South deals with serious issues of poverty and a lack of access to proper health care. Countries that have been hardest hit by AIDS, such as Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Swaziland, are also countries where Christianity is flourishing. Without access to the necessary medical care, accounts of healing and exorcism found in the Bible are taken more seriously. The work of the Holy Spirit exhibited in the ministry of signs and miracles of healing and deliverance from demonic powers has exploded in the ministry of Pentecostal/Charismatic churches in the global South. David Smith describes these churches as “overwhelmingly charismatic and conservative in character, reading the New Testament in ways that seem puzzlingly literal to their friends in the North,” and as “largely made up of poor people who in many cases live on the very edge of existence.” Thus the growth of Christianity in poorer regions implies not only an alternative reading of the Bible, but a different experience of the Bible.
