Again, the state in the future is not so much an autocratic machine of control but an expression of the will of the majority of individuals. This will be most reflected in the freedom to believe and how this freedom impacts the majority. If your beliefs have minimal impact on society, then you will be tolerated but not accepted. And as religious organizations become more individualized themselves, expect the results of such intolerance of nonapproved religions to be even more severe. The ever-widening globalization results in an apparent paradox.
More religiosity is found, but a decreasing level of tolerance.
For the ultimate question is not what people are permitted to believe but to what extent they are allowed to put their beliefs into practice. With a more uniform society worldwide, in which local governments are less important than the concept of global humanity, the ideal of toleration may well be presented as a glowing tribute to progress, but its implementation will be strictly limited. You can believe anything you want, as long as your beliefs do not impact others. The idea of society tolerating and granting exclusions has been a positive factor in pluralistic societies. As the world becomes more and more connected, and as many freedoms increase, the irony is that the more similar we all become, the less likely we will be to tolerate those who are different.