DexterSinister, people in rich nations need God/religion just as much as people in poor nations.
What I was trying to point out is.. rich nations usually have the same belief of something more as poor nations. But they are not as devoted as poor nations.. they are preoccupied with so many things in this rich nation that they put God and religion on the back burner.
That being said, I will be the first one to say, people in rich naiton put God and religion on the back burner and don't prioritize God/religion as much as poor nations. But I will say, when it comes down to this, the stats where people believe in something more and a God and a religion are the same across the board.. but many people are not attending churches anymore.
Which is not good IMO, but thats my religious opinion... So thats what I meant.
But atheists and religion-haters, will twist and spin info by saying Catholicism has lost believers.. when its actually lost attendance, and registered members. Because.. many people are taking church out of their lives, and having religion with-in-themselves.
In rich nations, they cut out the priority of fellowship and church as big factors in religion, and think they can believe and stay close to God, without fellowship and the church.
Thats what my point is.. rich nations are not prioritizing the church and religious fellowship in their religious pursuasion.
But where in poor nations, the church and fellowship is a survival factor in their lives.