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Originally Posted by Cheese
Education and knowledge is largely important in how a person sees religion. The western world probably has a higher level of education and knowledge hence its declining numbers....and belief in the 6000 year theory.
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That's the key right there. In some countries, or regions of particular countries, religion is a substitute for education. Especially in poor areas where missions and clergy are the only hope for people who want to learn to read or even to learn agricultural practices. Even in North America, I would wager that most people who are creationists come from poor areas and have little formal education.
And then in some really poor areas where people are confronted with mortality on a daily basis, religion and faith becomes something for their minds to fall back on when all they have is daily suffering. It is going to be a lot more important to them than some in a developed country.