The louder the scream and rant toxic incoherences, the more they drive people away.
The more they drive people away, the louder they scream and rant.
They are long past the point of reason and empathy on either side of the chasm they have mindlessly created. As in: they don't have any, they don't deserve any.
They are the opposite of wisdom, in every single respect.
While wildly optimistic, but that'd be okay by me.
More likely in my mind is that we see a bit of a resurgence in theist structures based in apocalyptic messaging after this downswing as climate change comes along and starts messing with people's lives in a negative way. People will be desperate to attribute some meaning to why their community has no water and wildfires burned their house down.