I see a future pattern emerging in the United States:
Few atheists among overwhelming Christians → shrinking Christianity, growing Atheism → atheism tribalness growing well connected and strong → Natural tribal impulse to not tolerate different voices → war between atheists and Christians.
The last arrow seems like quite a jump. In the US we try to restrain the impulse to intolerance with protections for free speech and such. Do you think these protections are likely to fail? Why are religious divisions going to cause a war when other divisions such as the political left vs. right haven’t? Why do you think a religious war is likely in the US when European countries with much higher rates of atheism haven’t experienced such wars and don’t seem likely to?
Don’t try to say this won’t happen, and that Rationalists will always allow other people to believe differently. Coherent Extrapolated Volition, Politics is the Mind Killer, and Eliezar’ success in creating the LW and rationalist movement say otherwise.
I’m confused; what do these three things you cite have to do with intolerance of religious views?
The last arrow seems like quite a jump. In the US we try to restrain the impulse to intolerance with protections for free speech and such. Do you think these protections are likely to fail? Why are religious divisions going to cause a war when other divisions such as the political left vs. right haven’t? Why do you think a religious war is likely in the US when European countries with much higher rates of atheism haven’t experienced such wars and don’t seem likely to?
I’m confused; what do these three things you cite have to do with intolerance of religious views?