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What does Weber suggest to support secularisation?

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  • There is a process of demystification and disenchantment of the world.
  • World is becoming dominated by rational ideas
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What does Wilson suggest to support secularisation?

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Society is becoming organised rationally; people are in contact with these ideas through work and daily life. Knowledge becomes based on reason and not faith

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What does Bruce suggest to support secularisation?

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  • Scientific discoveries have explained lots of events e.g. earthquakes so religious explanations are less credible
  • People have begun to turn to science not religion for answers e.g. health problems
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How do scientific beliefs not necessarily dominate?

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  • People still prefer religious explanations for random events e.g. loss of a loved one
  • People still believe in fate or luck
  • Religion still helps people cope with stress
  • Growth of NRMs and NAMs means there is still an important place in life for non-rational ideas
  • Increase in general distrust of science e.g. GM crops and failure to cure diseases

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