The decline of religion refers to a decrease in religious belief or practice within a society. This can occur due to secularization processes or shifts towards more individualistic beliefs.
It's like when you used to go to your favorite ice cream shop every week, but then you start going less and less until one day, you realize you haven't been there in months. That's similar to the decline of religion - a gradual decrease in religious participation or belief.
Secularization: The process by which sectors of society and culture are removed from the domination of religious institutions and symbols.
Atheism: Disbelief or lack of belief in the existence of God or gods.
Agnosticism: The view that the existence of God, of the divine, or the supernatural is unknown or unknowable.
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