Gallup: Fewer People Than Ever Before Think the Bible is Literally True

[rug]

May 16, 2017
by Hemant Mehta

The good news: 24% of Americans says the Bible is the literal word of God, the lowest number ever seen in a Gallup poll in 40 years.

The bad news: Jesus H. Christ, 24% of Americans say the Bible is the literal word of God.

I guess we can rejoice in the fact that the number is going down and more people than ever before (26%) admit the Bible is “a book of fables, legends, history and moral precepts recorded by man.”

It’s also good to see that only 12% of people under the age of 30 say the Bible is literally God’s Word. Somewhere, Ken Ham is freaking out.

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2017/05/16/gallup-fewer-people-than-ever-before-think-the-bible-is-literally-true/

What's Plan B for antitheists? Presumably something better than strawmen and cherry-picking.

[HopeAgain]

1. I fully expect to keep getting

quotes from the Old Testament thrown in my face by an atheist every time I even whisper the word "God" under my breath, and I doubt there is a plan B. I have told people that I don't believe in the Bible as the literal word of God, and they still want to argue those verses with me as if no-one can believe in a Higher Power while not holding a literal view of the religious texts.

[rug]

2. It's much easier to argue that than to actually understand the other's beliefs.

Then, some people are just assholes regardless of belief or nonbelief.