Most of us live in our own little bubbles of like-minded people, so I trust Pew polls far more than anecdotes. I also trust polls more than my own experience.

Most of us live in our own little bubbles of like-minded people, so I trust Pew polls far more than anecdotes. I also trust polls more than my own experience. If someone cites Pew saying 30% of Americans are young-earth creationists[1], I'd never consider responding with, "I'm an American and I know a lot of Americans and none of them believe that." I'd simply verify the data and accept it. 1. http://www.pewforum.org/2013/12/30/publics-views-on-human-evolution/ http://www.pewforum.org/2013/12/30/publics-views-on-human-ev...