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In reply to the discussion: Atheism to Defeat Religion By 2038 (photo update) [View all]okasha
(11,573 posts)18. The fantasy is called the «existential security hypothesis.»
Existential security requires a reasonable certainty that one will not become a victim of violence. It also requires that one have sufficient economic resources to provide adequate food and shelter and that such life sustaining elements as air and water will be easily available.
Do you seriously believe that such conditions will prevail globally within the next 25 years? The resource wars are already underway. How are war, economic oppression and environmental disaster going to be reversed by 2038?
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