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I just heard that 61% of all US citizens actually belive that the world
was created in 6 days. I've rarely met anyone who fills the qualifications of that poll, much less a majority of people I've ever discussed the issue with. I grew up in a state where many people are religious, and attended many churches growing up despite not having a strong faith myself, and in discussion after discussion few people believed the "literal Bible" claim. Many religions as a whole see the stories as anecdotes. Many other people believe the stories are roughly true in that the main actors existed, but that things did not come to pass exactly as written. The "made in six days" discussion is a particularly common one, with debate over what a 'day' truly may have been or represented. Point being, as a person of no particular faith living in the U.S. I see the 'religion' here for what it is, and it's a far, far sight from the beliefs of many foreigners who hear that most Americans believe in some sort of god and summarily decide there's some sort of theocracy over here. A 'random sampling' of 1000 people on the phone doesn't change that experience. |
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