A prominent Christian researcher is warning that we are on the precipice of Christian invisibility in this nation, as new research shows that preteens are rejecting beliefs associated with a biblical ...
The joke does highlight a glaring weakness with studies like this: kids questioned about something their adults might be telling them is very important can’t be trusted to answer honestly instead of giving the answer they think is “right”.
So studies like this likely overestimate the importance of religion to its study population.
I love your circular reasoning here. It’s rare to see someone “begging the question” in the original sense.
I’m glad most people seemed to get the joke.
The joke does highlight a glaring weakness with studies like this: kids questioned about something their adults might be telling them is very important can’t be trusted to answer honestly instead of giving the answer they think is “right”.
So studies like this likely overestimate the importance of religion to its study population.