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To: koan who wrote (278400)	1/7/2024 4:03:06 PM
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I was talking about all myths, versus science. Well, one man's myths are another man's Word of God. These are tenacious concepts. GALLUP - Belief in Five Spiritual Entities Edges Down to New Lows 20 July 2023 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The percentages of Americans who believe in each of five religious entities -- God, angels, heaven, hell and the devil -- have edged downward by three to five percentage points since 2016. Still, majorities believe in each, ranging from a high of 74% believing in God to lows of 59% for hell and 58% for the devil. About two-thirds each believe in angels (69%) and heaven (67%). Gallup has used this framework to measure belief in these spiritual entities five times since 2001, and the May 1-24, 2023, poll finds that each is at its lowest point. Compared with 2001, belief in God and heaven is down the most (16 points each), while belief in hell has fallen 12 points, and the devil and angels are down 10 points each. This question asks respondents whether they believe in each concept or if they are unsure, and from 13% to 15% currently say they are not sure. At the same time, nearly three in 10 U.S. adults do not believe in the devil or hell, while almost two in 10 do not believe in angels and heaven, and 12% say they do not believe in God. As the percentage of believers has dropped over the past two decades, the corresponding increases have occurred mostly in nonbelief, with much smaller increases in uncertainty. This is true for all but belief in God, which has seen nearly equal increases in uncertainty and nonbelief. In the current poll, about half of Americans, 51%, believe in all five spiritual entities, while 11% do not believe in any of them. Another 7% are not sure about all of them, while the rest (31%) believe in some and not others. Gallup periodically measures Americans’ belief in God with different question wordings, producing slightly different results. While the majority of U.S. adults say they believe in God regardless of the question wording, when not offered the option to say they are unsure, significantly more (81% in a survey conducted last year) said they believe in God. Full poll with Interactive charts: Gallup (Brumar blamed Obama for some of this.)

To: koan who wrote (278400)	1/7/2024 4:26:10 PM
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The dominate quality of the Greek mind was its persistent effort to supplant myth to reason. Because whereas myths may change, reason remains the same... I read half of Will and Ariel Durant's series The Story of Civilization (and I should make more of an effort to finish them). With all due respect to the Durants, I think the effort to supplant myth with reason was more of a notable exception rather than the rule. A lot of time and effort went into building temples for their long list of gods. Wikipedia: Greek Temples