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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here are some more interesting facts from that Pew survey.

The 81% number was from a question where respondents could choose multiple answers.

When respondents were asked to give the MOST important reason they attend religious services, 61% that was to get closer to God. Everything else was much lower, like the 8% who said it was to be a better person.

A tiny &lt;1% said they attended &quot;to meet new people/socialize.&quot;  Hardly the &quot;immense majority&quot; claimed by some DCUM atheists.

[img]https://www.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2018/07/PF.08..01.18_religious.services-00-05-.png[/img]

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I get that logic and facts must be tough for you, but that wasn’t what anyone claimed. [/quote]

Here, verbatim, is what the "research scientist" claimed and which 2 of you plus-oned:

"I bet that the immense [b]majority of people in the world are CULTURALLY affiliated with their religion[/b], but don't actually think deeply about whether they truly believe or not."  When asked to back this up with cites, nobody did (or could).

So this thread gives cites from Pew, no less, showing that only a small percentage (under 4% total) attend religious services for the cultural or social aspects.

Explain to us how Pew findings aren't responsive. TIA![/quote]

You do realize that many, many people who are “culturally affiliated”, as PP states, [u]do not attend services[/u]. I can’t believe you need that explained to you. [/quote]

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