Okay, okay. But what exactly are today's kids better at because of believing in evolution and not being very Christian?

What this sort of result really means is that family is no longer the center of the human experience in the West. And family-orientated belief systems, religions, have consequently begun to fade. Belief in evolution is a marker of religious faith, nothing more. What is the modern center of human experience? Consumer culture. An improvement?

I suppose that there is a lot more sex -- I probably wouldn't have had nearly the selection that I do 60-70 years ago. But there is less long-term commitment. For me, the trade-off is not at all worth it.

It's not even worth it if the kids today really do believe in Darwin nearly as much as they believe in the magical equality fairy that stopped human evolution 100,000 years ago.

There's something fishy here: I find it highly doubtful that 57 percent of older adults believe that God definitely does not exist...

"I[t] looks like there's some foundation to optimism here...."

That's assuming that people retain the same beliefs their entire life. Many people get more religious as they get older. (The reverse is true for others, but I'm not sure if it's enough to cancel it out.)

The question is, are we seeing a difference between generations, or between young and old? (Probably some of both, but how much?)

Okay, okay. But what exactly are today's kids better at because of believing in evolution and not being very Christian?

you could present some data instead of bullshitting. just sayin'.

That's assuming that people retain the same beliefs their entire life. Many people get more religious as they get older. (The reverse is true for others, but I'm not sure if it's enough to cancel it out.)

no. please follow my second link.

Ah, I see. Well, cool!

Thrasymachus

Those are elegant words, and well thought out. Humanity needs some kind of religion, doesn't it?

Longitudinal study

I do not understand how anyone who has been in the dating scene cannot think that evolution is real. The fact that sociobiology is such an accurate model of human behavior (and can get you laid a lot if you play the game) should make it clear that evolution is not just a theory, but an indisputable fact.