- Although the increase in the number of people claiming to have no religion indicates a move away from organised religion . it does not necessarily mean a lack of interest in religious matted . There is evidence that , far from dying out as Weber predicts , 'irrational ' beliefs and practices , such as meditation or belief in reincarnation , are a common feature of everyday life.
- Although only 45 per cent of Australians say they are at least somewhat religious (National Social Science Survey 1995) the Australian Community Survey found that 74 per cent believe in god (Table 10.4)