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Not sure if I believe this chart. For example, fewer people in eastern Europe believe in evolution than Western Europe? Eastern Europe has very low rates of r
by codecamper 11y ago
Not sure if I believe this chart. For example, fewer people in eastern Europe believe in evolution than Western Europe? Eastern Europe has very low rates of religious belief - because of their connection with communism.
- lmm 11y agoOTOH believers in Eastern Europe tend to be more fervent, for the same reason. So it doesn't seem that implausible.
- nzp 11y agoYet OTOH the number of people in Eastern Europe who are fervent and actually have any clue about Orthodoxy is vanishingly small. Most people hold beliefs which are some sort of their own private Christianity which only pays lip service to actual Orthodoxy. The common phrase "I don't need a priest or Church to communicate with God" or some variant thereof is illustrative of this.
- donkeyd 11y agoEastern Europe seems pretty religious, according to this map: http://i.imgur.com/1mQ7njH.jpg http://i.imgur.com/1mQ7njH.jpg
- adventured 11y agoSeveral Eastern European countries have very strong orthodox churches. There is a large, general area there referred to as Europe's bible belt for that reason. For example, Romania is an extremely religious country: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Romania https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Romania
- tomp 11y agoActually, Poland is very religious.