Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
On Aug 29, the non profit Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) released their data report for 2023. The title above is a spoiler for what is coming up. The full report is titled “The American Religious Landscape in 2023“ The key takeaway concerns the on-going rise of Unaffiliated Americans. First the Basics Before accepting any … Read more
I better open by making you aware of where this is going – I’m very pro-vaccine. I’m pulling together an insight using two sources. The first comes via a CDC report released on Aug 8 and titled “Health and Economic Benefits of Routine Childhood Immunizations in the Era of the Vaccines for Children Program — … Read more
One aspect of our species that is truly fascinating is the very existence of religion. The big four that are currently popular include Christianity (31.4%), Islam (23.2%), Hinduism (15.0%), and of course Buddhism (7.1%). Together they account for 76.7% of our entire species. Those percentages are via a pew survey from 2010. It has probably … Read more
On a regular basis the well-known polling organization Gallup will do a survey on what people believe regarding human origins. Because they gather such data insights like this it is not just a measurement of what people believe to be true right now, it also enables us to see how such beliefs have changed and … Read more
For this latest insight I am leaning upon two polls, and not just one … Spoiler alert, if you lean towards rationalism, then both are really good news. If however you have a personality that is more inclined to lean into faith, then both will indeed be very depressing. Often pollsters will ask you to … Read more
The question sounds simple until you give it a bit of thought? Here is what I mean. If you measured it by the rapidly rising numbers of people who are quitting religion, then you can argue that the influence of religion within the US is indeed in decline. Simply look at the vast number of … Read more