Blogposts 014
fergusm.substack.com
Hello,
This week I wrote a speculative post about the future of religion in the West. The current trend is towards secularisation, but will that continue forever? I use Python to draw a couple of graphs indicating the current trends in Northern Ireland, my homeplace:
I happened to come across more data on the same topic today:
In 2018 - "I know God really exists and I have no doubts about it."
Silent: 70%
Boomers: 59%
Gen X: 62%
But, look at this huge gap between Gen X and Millennials.
Millennials: 44%
Gen Z: 33%
The decline for Gen Z is staggering, too.
49% in 2014
39% in 2016
33% in 2018.
And here’s your meme of the week:
Til next week,
Fergus