Raina has examined the history of religion in Europe and North America and noticed a trend where belief in the supernatural or religion as an explanation for phenomena was gradually replaced by science as an explanation. Which of the following concepts best summarizes Raina's observations?

A) the Protestant ethic
B) the deconstruction movement
C) religious fundamentalism
D) the secularization thesis

Supernatural

Pertaining to phenomena or entities beyond or exceeding the natural world or scientific understanding, often involving belief in divine forces or entities.

Secularization Thesis

The theory that as societies progress, particularly through modernization and rationalization, the power and influence of religion diminish.

Science

The systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment.