[lbo-talk] M. Parenti joins the New Atheists?

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Wed Mar 24 13:17:34 PDT 2010


On Mar 24, 2010, at 4:06 PM, Voyou wrote:


> The problem I have with all these attempts to show that religion is
> false isn't that they offend the delicate sensibilities of believers,
> but that they seem so boring. It's obvious that, interpreted literally
> and evaluated by the norms we use to evaluate most truth claims, the
> bible is false (even biblical literalists don't deny this!)

Do you live in the USA?

According to Gallup, 30-40% of Americans believe in Biblical inerrancy, one of the touchstones of fundie belief:

http://www.gallup.com/poll/16519/us-evangelicals-how-many-walk-walk.aspx

Barna finds higher numbers:

http://www.religioustolerance.org/inerran4.htm

Doug



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