A new Gallup survey released today finds that four decades after the "God Is Dead" controversy was first noted, Americans retain a strong belief in a higher power.
Some 94% think God exists. Only 5% feel God "does not exist" -- and even most of them "are not sure" of that. Exactly 1% are certain there is no God.But how strongly do the believers believe? Nearly 8 in 10, in fact, say they are "convinced" God exists, although Gallup does not ask them why that is.
Conservatives are more likely to be convinced than liberals (87% vs. 61%), women a little more likely than men (82% vs. 73%), and residents of the South more than those in the East (88% vs. 70%).Surprisingly, some 61% of those who seldom or never attend church are nevertheless convinced that God exists.The poll sampled 1,002 national adults, Nov. 17-20.
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2 comments:
Wow. My head hurts now.
Rob, your error lies in which number you are calculating.
94% believe God exists.
79%-ish are "convinced" God exists.
The 87% vs. 61% split is based on the convinced number (79%), not on the belief number (94%).
- The Unseen Blogger, who worked in statistics for 7 years. ;)
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