40% of U.S. adults believe that God created humans in their present form within roughly the past 10,000 years.

  • star_wraith [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    0%.

    Belief in creationism has always been sky-high, the legacy of a society where damn near everyone used to be religious in some form or another. 40% is probably a little low compared to prior years.

    That 40% also includes folks who are "smart" but raised religious and still are, but who have simply never bothered to examine their beliefs about the origins of the universe. I mean, whether the Earth is 10,000 years old or 4 billion, it doesn't impact their lives materially one bit. In fact, a lot of them probably know deep down that actually examining this question could lead to questioning other things they don't want to question. I know quite a few people like this...