Letters to the editor
Fewer believers in Britain
According to the latest British Society Attitude survey revealed on 10th September, 52 percent of British people said they belong to a religion, down from 68 percent in 1983. Rapid scientific achievements and development of rational thinking might have contributed to this. Britain has been one of the leading nations in the world during the last two hundred years. A number of world's best universities and research centres are located in the country. People have the highest possible intellect. Morality and ethics are also of highest standards. Compared to this, countries with deep religious conviction, particularly the less developed countries, have the lowest standards in all respects. Honesty, integrity, truthfulness, and other human qualities are at the lowest ebb. Only secular, progressive and science based education can improve the situation when the motto would be, “Be good for goodness' sake.”
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