The relationship between religious beliefs and social development
In Europe before the 14th century, there were very few people without religious beliefs, much like the Arab world today.
In Europe before the 14th century, there were very few people without religious beliefs, much like the Arab world today.
After the 14th century, the Renaissance, which lasted for 300 years, broke this social structure, and European thought was liberated from religious constraints.
Since then, Europe has developed into the most powerful region in the world, and this strength has lasted for about 500 years until today.
In the past 100 years, the most powerful country in Europe, Germany, has seen the majority of its population become non-religious.
Once people have “firm beliefs,” whether in religion, government, or any other authority, they easily fall into ignorance, and social development stagnates.
The world is about development, change, and uncertainty; any firm belief is against the laws of the universe.
In today’s world, the most dominant economies, and even the most powerful countries in the past 100 years, do not have religion as the mainstream of society, whether in Asia, Europe, or the Americas.