Societies that forgo the exoskeleton of religion should reflect carefully on what will happen to them over several generations. We don’t really know, because the first atheistic societies have only emerged in Europe in the last few decades. They are the least efficient societies ever known at turning resources into offspring.
#Quoted in Johnathan Anomaly & Garett Jones, Cognitive Enhancement and Network Effects: how Individual Prosperity Depends on Group Traits (2020)