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this definitely depends on where you are. In the US, 1 in 4 are evangelical [0].. and 24% believe the bible is the literal word of god [1]. 0. Pew paper, no lo
by rgbrenner 8y ago
this definitely depends on where you are. In the US, 1 in 4 are evangelical [0].. and 24% believe the bible is the literal word of god [1].
0. Pew paper, no longer available.. so wayback machine: https://web.archive.org/web/20090304020453/http://pewforum.org/publications/surveys/green-full.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20090304020453/http://pewforum.o...
There's probably more up to date poll on this somewhere though.
1. http://news.gallup.com/poll/210704/record-few-americans-believe-bible-literal-word-god.aspx http://news.gallup.com/poll/210704/record-few-americans-beli...
- emodendroket 8y agoI feel like this is one of those things that people say but, when push comes to shove, don't actually believe. Does anyone actually believe in the firmament described in the creation story?
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- therealdrag0 8y agoWhen you're premise is "the bible is true" and "god can do anything", then what's not to believe? Most Christians I grew up with don't even think about it, they just accept it all.
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