As a resident of the Middle East, I can tell you that mentalities are changing fast. Regardless, the attitude towards Science isn’t the same as Christians, since they don’t feel threatened by it, believing that the Qur’an not only isn’t in conflict with science, but actually anticipated some discoveries. They also reclaim the development of modern scientific research as a proud heritage they are enthusiastic to live up to again, and believe researchers should be left alone to investigate, no matter how outrageous the stuff they come up with is (if i remember well think there’s even a command in the Qran specifically to that effect).
As for countries that have been converted to major religions by colonialism, I have a strong feelings that they would actually convert to whatever looks coolest, most Western and most high-status-signalling. We just need to be about 20% cooler than everyone else. Seems manageable.
you also seem to be forgetting, that the average LW IQ may lie somewhere around 120 and that most people aren’t actually all that clever
We should be able to teach rationality to anyone capable of deliberative thought. That is, anyone with an IQ over 70. that the original developers and vanguard be more fast-learning than average is not surprising at all.
Our stuff is simpler, less confusing, far clearer, and far more useful, than anything any religion can teach. I think people could definitely be attracted to our lack of bullshit, if we sell it right.
As a resident of the Middle East, I can tell you that mentalities are changing fast. Regardless, the attitude towards Science isn’t the same as Christians, since they don’t feel threatened by it, believing that the Qur’an not only isn’t in conflict with science, but actually anticipated some discoveries. They also reclaim the development of modern scientific research as a proud heritage they are enthusiastic to live up to again, and believe researchers should be left alone to investigate, no matter how outrageous the stuff they come up with is (if i remember well think there’s even a command in the Qran specifically to that effect).
As for countries that have been converted to major religions by colonialism, I have a strong feelings that they would actually convert to whatever looks coolest, most Western and most high-status-signalling. We just need to be about 20% cooler than everyone else. Seems manageable.
We should be able to teach rationality to anyone capable of deliberative thought. That is, anyone with an IQ over 70. that the original developers and vanguard be more fast-learning than average is not surprising at all.
Our stuff is simpler, less confusing, far clearer, and far more useful, than anything any religion can teach. I think people could definitely be attracted to our lack of bullshit, if we sell it right.
LOL at the last bit!