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[–] Proppa 2 points 0 points (+2|-2) ago  (edited ago)

My mistake, I didn't mean to offend you. Would you mind showing me examples of succesful societies that embraced atheism and flourished? Or societies that existed without religion? Just trying to learn.

'succesful' as I defined it would generally be the three pillars of a stable state

  1. State building
  2. Rule of law
  3. Accountable government

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Origins_of_Political_Order

Thanks in advance!

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[–] BiscuitFever 1 point 1 point (+2|-1) ago 

The United States.

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[–] Proppa 2 points 0 points (+2|-2) ago  (edited ago)

That certainly doesn't meet the criteria mentioned, especially given its religious roots. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_religion_in_the_United_States

And as it's increasingly become secular it has also increasingly become unstable and rife with corruption so that's really a bad example to use.