Don't Kill Bill
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I don't think this is relevant. Most people I've talked to have moved well beyond 19th-century views of religion and just because something was controversial then doesn't mean it has to be now.
I think the problem is you are assuming that the only way to look at religion or spirituality is a very strict literal interpretation, which I think is a narrow-minded view. I mean the Pope himself declared there is no incompatibility between believing in evolution and holding a view of faith. People's views have evolved over time and I don't think people who believe in some version of religion or spirituality where they don't self-identify as "atheist" are automatically tied to some beliefs that were held hundreds of years ago or by extreme young earthers. A lot of people I've met simply don't see any contradiction in accepting evolution and the Big Bang and holding religious or spiritual views and I don't think they are inconsistent in any way.
No, I understand that people who need religion/ spirituality in their lives but can't defend the goofy stuff walk back from the worst of it. To me it's all goofy stuff so it makes no difference.