Independent Thought and Secular Belief
By Daniel Miessler on October 31st, 2007: Tagged as Religion
I won’t touch the correlation/causation elephant, but here’s what I’m seeing from this new pew publication that looks at a how secular beliefs in the United States have changed over the last 10 years. First an opinion/observation:
- Republicans are the least open-minded (they consider it a plus).
- Democrats are more open, but still are bound to a label.
- Independents have the fewest barriers to free-thinking.
And here’s how the trend breaks down:
So basically, the trend towards secular beliefs goes right down the same exact lines. The expected result.