Really, in America, "God does not exist" is conventional wisdom? According to a 2007 Pew Research study[1], 71% of Americans have a belief in god. So if that'

Really, in America, "God does not exist" is conventional wisdom? According to a 2007 Pew Research study[1], 71% of Americans have a belief in god. So if that's "conventional wisdom" then Peter Thiel's definition of conventional is about the same as my thoughts on PayPal's definition of "fair dispute resolution". Questioning the theory of evolution (hint, it's not an -ism because it's not an ideological position, unless we're talking about the widely discredited concept of 'social darwinism') or the data on climate change is perfectly fine, but if you'd rather sling rumor and innuendo instead of backing up your claims with evidence then don't be surprised when people think you're a crank. [1] http://religions.pewforum.org/pdf/report-religious-landscape-study-key-findings.pdf http://religions.pewforum.org/pdf/report-religious-landscape..., full study at http://religions.pewforum.org/pdf/report-religious-landscape-study-full.pdf http://religions.pewforum.org/pdf/report-religious-landscape...