Health cannot be bought at the supermarket. You have to invest in health. You have to get kids into schooling. You have to train health staff. You have to educate the population.
Hans RoslingRead
Religion has very little to do with the number of babies per woman. All the religions in the world are fully [able] to maintain their values and adapt to this new world.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Religion can adapt to societal changes without being defined by demographic trends.
In this quote, Hans Rosling emphasizes that the essence of religion is not tied to reproductive rates but rather to its ability to evolve and retain its core values in a changing world. He suggests that all religions possess the capacity to navigate modern challenges while preserving their fundamental beliefs.
Themes
ReligionAdaptationValuesSocietyDemographics
In practice
Example use cases
In a discussion about societal changes and the role of religion, one might quote Hans Rosling to emphasize how faith can evolve.
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All quotes →When I have an argument with someone, even with someone I am not very close with, I can't sleep at night thinking about it. It's terrible. But I still manage speak out frankly because I have also been gifted with the ability to read people. I can sense when they start to get irritated with me, and then, I shift.
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You don't have to get rich to have [fewer] children. It has happened across the world.
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I have a suggestion for a new name for the developing world. Let's call it the world.
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If your economy grows [by] 4 percent, you ought to reduce child mortality 4 percent.
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Beyond 2050 the world population may start to decrease if women across the world will have, on average, less than 2 children. But that decrease will be slow.
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