You can see people becoming more afraid of death as it approaches.
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Do you assume people go to the church because they're afraid of death? That would be weird.
Pascal's wager.
Look! He's flying!
I wouldn’t put it exactly like that. I don’t think it’s the fear of dying. I think it’s the meaninglessness of everyday living that drives people towards God. My two cents
Or, that we used to know the truth, and have been progressively misled, and now proud of it
am I only one, who is afraid of immortality more than death?
It doesn’t appear to be a longitudinal study
There are many elderly parishioners at my parish. Their mass attendance hasn’t changed. They have always prioritized their faith and have large families who do the same. What you are seeing are young people who worship themselves and are largely depressed and demoralized. I say this as a millennial who sees it very plainly in people in my age group. This is a generational change in priority, not a new trend in old people. Additionally, this is 4 times per year at the high end. This chart seems to intend to highlight how many people attend never or almost never.
100%
I already had 3 NDEs... and I am 50+ yrs old.
I am not afraid anymore of death.
Our human bodies are just simple vessels for a long journey.
Enjoy every day as it would be your last day using this vessel.
Partially true but so much more than that jlopp!
It could for God’s sake; although most people are motivated by fear of death or of ending up in hellfire.
That would be going because they're worried about their after life. Maybe that's what you call death but I don't find it appropriate.
Also I think most people naturally become more interested in religion and spirituality in general as they get older. I know I do.
I think it’s more that you’re seeing the reduction of religion amongst the populace over time.
Is this your way of telling us you're becoming more religious / afraid of death?
Why would it be weird? If anything it makes sense
Any atheist that’s not afraid or concerned about dying is too distracted by the current thing peddled by the globalists
or perhaps the immanence of mortality just makes some people think that maybe they dont know everything?
ever think life might be that way for a reason?
The seniors would be better off dropping shrooms than going to Church.
Could it be that Jesus helps me trick people?
Yeah exactly 👍
Always observed this phenomenon anecdotally. Cool to see the data reflecting reality 👌
I don’t think it’s the Fear.
As people age, they value time more, yes scarcity. So they want to find the answers, turning inwards will give all answers, but they don’t know how to, so they go to Temples and Church.
I noticed that not everything that is countable counts and everything that counts is not necessary countable
need to see attendance over the course of a lifetime rather than a snapshot of generations. 80 year olds may have had similar attendance in their youth, for example.
Or does this mean all the sinners died out before 80?? 😆