Future of Christianity in US

[JonDarbyXIII]

Why is it assumed that as education increases, Christianity will decrease? That the population of Christians is less intelligent that atheists? Are there not dumb Christians and dumb atheists? As education increases, intolerance will decrease. Fundamentalism will decrease, yes.... and thoughtlessness will decrease. But do increased critical thinking skills lead to a choice against Christianity? What percentage of scientists in the US are Christians? Are the Christian ones dumber than the atheist ones?

Intelligence and education are two different things ie. you can be intelligent but uneducated. There are many Christians who are much more intelligent than I am, but this does not always mean they are highly educated. Even the Christian PhD's, I would contend, are not necessarily 'educated,' as Esquilax noted about the Statements of Belief.

I read a book that was touted as '50 prominent PhDs who have written essays on why they believe in literal Creationism.' I read this truly hoping to gain some sort of understanding for their position. In the end, every argument amounted to 'the Bible says so.' One author even admitted to having, as a test, literally cut out every passage in his Bible that disagreed with science. When he was finished, the book could not hold form under its own weight. The author's conclusion: siding with the Bible, regardless of the evidence. He may be intelligent; he may have an extensive education; but he is not educated.