The Bible vs. The Future
Every so often, the Gallup Poll asks Americans whether or not they believe that the Bible is the literal Word of God. As one might expect, the proportion of people saying “Yes” has been declining slowly but steadily over time, and as of June 2022 it had dropped to 20%. Forty years ago, this proportion was around 40%, so one possible implication is that this might track well with the proportion of people who call jeans “dungarees”: the worldview…