sleeper
Posts: 27,879
Jun 12, 2012 10:44pm
http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/06/12/pew-survey-doubt-of-god-growing-quickly-among-millennials/?hpt=hp_c2
No doubt that this has to do with information being more readily available and people are able to see the obvious BS promoted by religious institutions. Information cures ignorance and when you think about religion nothing could be more ignorant. The pursuit of ultimate knowledge scored a victory today and for that we can be thankful.[LEFT]The percentage of Americans 30 and younger who harbor some doubts about God’s existence appears to be growing quickly, according to [/LEFT]a recent Pew Research Center survey[LEFT]. While most young Americans, 68%, told Pew they never doubt God’s existence, that’s a 15-point drop in just five years.
In 2007, 83% of American millennials said they never doubted God’s existence.[/LEFT]
fish82
Posts: 4,111
Jun 12, 2012 10:49pm
How do you feel about religion? I'm a little unclear.
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Sonofanump
Jun 12, 2012 10:53pm
Exactly who are you thankful to?sleeper;1197530 wrote:and for that we can be thankful.
sleeper
Posts: 27,879
Jun 12, 2012 10:55pm
The human race.Sonofanump;1197555 wrote:Exactly who are you thankful to?
sleeper
Posts: 27,879
Jun 12, 2012 10:56pm
i lol'd.fish82;1197545 wrote:How do you feel about religion? I'm a little unclear.
ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
Jun 12, 2012 11:00pm
Yawn.
DeadliestWarrior34
Posts: 3,101
Jun 12, 2012 11:14pm
Did you cream your pants when you read this, sleeper?
sleeper
Posts: 27,879
Jun 12, 2012 11:16pm
It certainly made me happy since I don't know any young people that actually believe in god. This correlates well with my belief that religion is on its way out.DeadliestWarrior34;1197631 wrote:Did you cream your pants when you read this, sleeper?
DeyDurkie5
Posts: 11,324
Jun 12, 2012 11:40pm
How do you feel about religion, as you don't follow sleeper around enough to make it clear.fish82;1197545 wrote:How do you feel about religion? I'm a little unclear.
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Jun 13, 2012 12:04am
I'm under 30 for 8 more months. I'm going to start believing in god that day.
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Jun 13, 2012 12:07am
Still 68% of young people never even doubting the existence of a god. That's way too damn high.
1_beast
Posts: 5,642
Jun 13, 2012 12:14am
Religous threads need to be in the basement or with politics....there is no room here for this conversation.
That is all.
That is all.
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Steel Valley Football
Posts: 4,548
Jun 13, 2012 12:21am
Then, what made us? Or, who, or what, rather altered our genes to their present form? Either one, if you know, sleeper. Or anyone else.
1_beast
Posts: 5,642
Jun 13, 2012 12:24am
Monkeys....Duh!Steel Valley Football;1197894 wrote:Then, what made us? Or, who, or what, rather altered our genes to their present form? Either one, if you know, sleeper. Or anyone else.
sleeper
Posts: 27,879
Jun 13, 2012 12:25am
Baby steps IWP. Ignorance isn't cured over night.I Wear Pants;1197844 wrote:Still 68% of young people never even doubting the existence of a god. That's way too damn high.
sleeper
Posts: 27,879
Jun 13, 2012 12:27am
I don't know the answer to that question. No one does.Steel Valley Football;1197894 wrote:Then, what made us? Or, who, or what, rather altered our genes to their present form? Either one, if you know, sleeper. Or anyone else.
Evolution isn't really disputed by any credible scientist anymore; although evolution does NOT try to explain how we got here.
rmolin73
Posts: 4,278
Jun 13, 2012 12:28am
I agree.1_beast;1197867 wrote:Religous threads need to be in the basement or with politics....there is no room here for this conversation.
That is all.
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Jun 13, 2012 12:45am
Did you skip all of your science classes?Steel Valley Football;1197894 wrote:Then, what made us? Or, who, or what, rather altered our genes to their present form? Either one, if you know, sleeper. Or anyone else.
rmolin73
Posts: 4,278
Jun 13, 2012 1:21am
That and other classes as well.I Wear Pants;1197984 wrote:Did you skip all of your science classes?
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Jun 13, 2012 1:25am
That is if by "we" you mean life in general. That's not something that Darwinian evolution is concerned with.sleeper;1197914 wrote:I don't know the answer to that question. No one does.
Evolution isn't really disputed by any credible scientist anymore; although evolution does NOT try to explain how we got here.
Curly J
Posts: 7,282
Jun 13, 2012 2:16am
I was totally blindsided from this thread from Sleeper, of all people...WOW
O-Trap
Posts: 14,994
Jun 13, 2012 2:25am
Was gonna post something of substance, but ... eh ... what's the point?
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Jun 13, 2012 2:43am
I'll do it, if by "how'd we get here?" you were questioning how evolution would have resulted in humans and not how life in general got here then the following charts should be handy.
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believer
Posts: 8,153
Jun 13, 2012 6:22am
PreciselyO-Trap;1198041 wrote:Was gonna post something of substance, but ... eh ... what's the point?
Belly35
Posts: 9,716
Jun 13, 2012 7:00am
Someday many of you unbeliever will rethink your opinion