Captain21,007 posts
27 Apr 2023, 07:47
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27 Apr 2023, 07:47#1
Old Fishnuts has previously assured us that religion would soon be a thing of the past and that smart young people are not buying the God hypothesis any longer...
As it turns out, 8% more young people in the USA are religious today than were in 2021.
This on the back of all his claims that conservatism was on the decline and soon everyone would be voting for Democratic parties. Of course, what Fishnuts failed to account for is that conservatism from 50 years back as compared to its current incarnation are wildly different beasts.
Where liberal ideas were common sense and pretty much adopted en masse by the world 40 years ago, including conservative politics, the left has continued on far past what is liberal, logical, and reasonable. As the pendulum has swung back, conservatives now find themselves much closer to the logical center while liberal politics quite obviously has shifted so far out to the left that normal people struggle to get behind them. Sex changes for children, censorship, and other ideas backed by liberals appear to be a bridge too far for the reasonable majority. The derision of religious practices and customs does not sit right with many in the population either.
If old FishyPalms were a trader he'd believe bull markets could last forever and once in a bear market he'd swear to us that prices would never rise again.
VisKop, science, maths, and common sense tells us that things always go up and down. Trends reverse and old habits become boring. This is not only true but also necessary in biology, economics and almost every other avenue of measurable data that involves living things.
I've told you before, look up what Evolutionary Stable Strategies are. Do this, and I promise your skills of prediction will improve tenfold.
" Surprising Surge Of Young Americans Turn To Religion
The story of religious trends in America has been one of increasing disaffiliation among younger generations. But a new study reveals an unexpected resurgence of faith among youngsters in a post-Covid era.
Some young adults had an awakening during Covid as the entire world crumbled around them. They were in search of a higher power to get through the government-forced lockdowns and controlled demolition of the economy, as well as watching loved ones and friends contract Covid-19 that some federal government agencies believe leaked from a Chinese lab.
As reported by the Wall Street Journal, a new study commissioned by Springtide Research Institute found about one-third of 18-to-25-year-olds believe in a higher power, up from one-quarter in 2021. The findings were based on polling data from December.
The story of religious trends in America has been one of increasing disaffiliation among younger generations. But a new study reveals an unexpected resurgence of faith among youngsters in a post-Covid era.
Some young adults had an awakening during Covid as the entire world crumbled around them. They were in search of a higher power to get through the government-forced lockdowns and controlled demolition of the economy, as well as watching loved ones and friends contract Covid-19 that some federal government agencies believe leaked from a Chinese lab.
As reported by the Wall Street Journal, a new study commissioned by Springtide Research Institute found about one-third of 18-to-25-year-olds believe in a higher power, up from one-quarter in 2021. The findings were based on polling data from December.
For many youngsters, the pandemic was the first crisis they've ever faced while in the workforce and without support from their parents.
Believing in God "gives you a reason for living and some hope," said Becca Bell, an 18-year-old college student from Peosta, Iowa.
Could the years of rising religious disaffiliation among Americans have finally hit a plateau?"
Shows you, no matter how advanced and smart we become, when things go wrong, people have an innate propensity to turn to higher powers for comfort. And that has nothing to do with whether such powers actually exist or not but rather about a mindset that offers comfort and community.
If Fishnuts had his way, he'd forcibly remove this reprieve.
Pretty embarrassing, to continually deride something that so obviously offers peace of mind to many.