It constantly amazes me why anyone else cares what anyone else believes unless it means direct harm to them. Factions of any religion are a problem, but never represent the actual teachings of said religion, instead it is somebody else making a meaning out of it to suit their own purpose.
I am far from anything close to "religious" but I certainly respect those that are and whatever meaning they get out of it that enhances their own lives, I say bravo.
As for the OP...i find that figure hard to believe if it applies to the 10,000 year rule. I am in the bible belt and among a lot of devout baptists and I know of none that believe that nonsense. Do most believe that a god had something to do with creation? Absolutely, but they also AFAIK understand that evolution is how we got to where we are today.
I love my religious friends, and my atheistic friends and all my friends who believe whatever they believe. Its their life to live afterall.
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