Accepted wisdom says we should respect moderates and look down on fundamentalists. This is supposedly because the moderates know how to pick out the good parts of their Holy books and ignore the bad, whereas the crazy folks can’t tell the difference. I still agree with this in practice because moderates are less of an immediate danger to…
Gallup Poll Shows Education Linked To Religious Belief
Believe in the literal word of the Bible is strongest among those whose schooling stopped with high school and declines steadily with educational level, with only 20% of college graduates holding that view and 11% of those with an advanced degree. So, people who believe the literal word of the Bible: 31% total. 20% if you have a…