Do you think there will be a religious revival in the west?

[Samof94]

      I expect something of the sort to occur in 50-100 years, once the West enters into serious decline. Wealth unfortunately tends to alienate people from God.

That certainly seems possible. Religiousity went up in Rome as general prosperity went down, in the 300s and 400s.

The difference was that the old system wasn’t about belief, it was about ritual. Also, there are societies that are rich and religious like any Gulf oil dictatorship.

[Samof94]

      I expect something of the sort to occur in 50-100 years, once the West enters into serious decline. Wealth unfortunately tends to alienate people from God.

That certainly seems possible. Religiousity went up in Rome as general prosperity went down, in the 300s and 400s.

The difference was that the old system wasn’t about belief, it was about ritual. Also, there are societies that are rich and religious like any Gulf oil dictatorship.

     The effect isn't instant; America spent many years being one of the most prosperous countries in the world and also very religious. The wealthiest societies tend to move away from faith, and I suspect that in a century the oil-rich gulf states will be much more secular vis-a-vis the median country than they are today.

Them secularizing one day when the police runs out but not on western lines makes sense.