No religion is suddenly rejected by any people; it is rather gradually outgrown. None sees a religion die; dead religions are like dead languages and obsolete customs: the decay is long and - like the glacier march - is perceptible only to the careful watcher by comparisons extending over long periods.
Charles BradlaughI know not what you mean by God; the word God is to me a sound conveying no clear or distinct affirmation.
Charles Bradlaugh