Fresh study claims that atheism could be on its way to total extinction as more atheists kick the bucket compared to believers.
The researchers argue that since religious groups preach against contraception, then the probability of them reproducing more children is higher compared to atheists.
The team reportedly sampled over 4,000 students in different colleges in US and Malaysia. The students were asked about their beliefs and number of siblings. The study also found the following about Muslims.
A fresh and rather controversial study claims that atheism is at the verge of becoming extinct as more atheists die compared to believers in the different religious groups.
The researchers, drawn from the United States and Malaysia, argue that since the various religious groups preach against contraception, they are most likely to give birth to more children compared to atheists.
The findings, according to the researchers, debunk the popular notion that ‘scientific thinking will eventually replace supernatural thinking humans’.
The study, punished in the Evolutionary Psychological Science journal, was reportedly meant to examine how people in various religious groups and affiliations related to parents with varying degree of fertility.