Lost of Interest Among Teenagers

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Q: ‘The young people of today are no longer interested in religion.’ What are your views? Loss of interest in religion among the young people has become a common phenomenon seen in many countries over the recent decades. This has aroused anxiety of the elderly who are rather devout religion practisers that the loss of beliefs would result in a generation of youths who would destroy the values and heritage upon which the society is built. Despite the laments made by traditionalists and conservatives, this trend is unavoidable and irreversible as the human society progresses. In today’s world where science and technology have become the key drive of development, the influence of religion is consequently reduced. Most religions, which were established on the imagination, experience and common sense wisdom of our ancestors, are contested by the theories of modern science which seem more systematic and sophisticated. Some textbooks even use the example of Copernicus to illustrate the value of questioning the authenticity of certain ideas promoted by religions. Much of the religion make no sense in an age when we can see the incredible vastness of the cosmos via Hubble, the inners mechanism of genes and viruses via high power microscopes and when we are living in a global community where the parochialism of most religions does not work. (Quote) Being raised up in a knowledge-led world, the young people have an inclination to find answers to their questions from scientific knowledge instead of the Bible. Moreover, this ‘information age’ not only means abundant sources of information which the young can obtain insights from, it also bring out increasing stresses in the rapid-pacing society. In a knowledge-based economy, job requirements are more specific and strict. A highly-paid job is often the more technology-intense ones. To get such a job or to receive the much
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