Hacker News Board Hacker News, browsed like a classic message board
Live data from Hacker News

Religious Faith Is Surging Among Young People

wsj.com

Post reply on HN
Print view View original

1–10 of 37 posts

Re: Religious Faith Is Surging Among Young People

#5

Post by bell-cot »

> About one-third of 18-to-25-year-olds say they believe—more than doubt—the existence of a higher power, up from about one-quarter in 2021, according to a recent survey of young adults.

So - "Religious Faith is Surging..." seems an extremely optimistic spin on that.

(The article does point out how crappy the world and future have seemed for young people in recent years. And the supposed "There are no atheists in foxholes" effect.)

Re: Religious Faith Is Surging Among Young People

#8

Post by Jtsummers »

AHOHA wrote: post #4
firewire wrote: post #2

https://archive.ph/QfH8r

Thanks! I think HN should have a rule to flag any paywalled article, not everyone is on a desktop and using incognito.

Already addressed in the FAQ and numerous comments by dang over the years:

> Are paywalls ok?

>> It's ok to post stories from sites with paywalls that have workarounds.

>> In comments, it's ok to ask how to read an article and to help other users do so. But please don't post complaints about paywalls. Those are off topic. More here.

Re: Religious Faith Is Surging Among Young People

#9

Post by dokem »

Uzomidy wrote: post #6

The article is a misrepresentation, apparently "believe in a higher power or God" has risen somewhat. This is different from excitement about organized religion , which seems to be less of a thing, not more.

It's the opposite for me personally. While I still wouldn't say I believe in a tangible god or higher power in any meaningful way, I have come to grow more of an interest and appreciation for religion, specifically christianity, as I've gotten older. I'll never be a bible freak but I would like to, one day, be able to say I honestly believe in (a) god. I'm not sure what that means exactly, and it could be wrong, but if it's all the same I'd much rather be the person that believes.
Post reply on HN