I hear the following in the coffee shop:

[two baby boomer women-I will refer to them as A & B]

A: It's fine, she'll be OK.
B: I don't know, I feel like she's turning on me.
A: Jesus is fine, as long you don't take him literally. Have you read the Bible? There are some incredible moral stories in there! Some groups, like Episcopalians have the most amazing rituals!
B: But she seems like she's thinking that I'm going to hell.
A: Yes, fundamentalism isn't good, but spirituality is good. I mean, I wish I believed in something, it makes you stronger, and gives you something to reach for.
B: Yeah, true. I've always been interested in Wicca, but I guess I'm just too lazy to follow-up.
A: I know what you're saying, I've never had time to explore anything spiritual-I wish I did, it would be so nice to just believe in something.
B: I was interested in Zen meditation, but it can be somewhat stringent.
A: Yes, I agree, we just need to focus on the reality that all religions express the same truth.
[conversation blathers on]

It seems that B's daughter is becoming a Christian fundamentalist. A & B are both non-religious from what they seem to be saying, just like I am. But as far as I'm concerned, if they had a little free leisure time they'd be dancing around an idol of the "Horned God" buck naked, offering libations. These are not among the legions of reason, and their children will simply revert to type. Right now there is a general assumption that Europe is far less religious than the United States, and as a secular person, I wish that were so, but frankly, I think Europeans will probably "revert to type," if I had to bet on it (though I don't discount the "secularization hypothesis"). So what "type" will their revert to? The market is more crowded today than in the days of yore....