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I too am also always amazed at numbers like that, but in my personal experience, I can believe that it may be true. My entire family, with the exception of myself, and everyone that they interact with are conservative fundamentalists. I think fundamentalism remains so pervasive, despite all the science and logic that goes against it, because of the beliefs that they hold. If one thinks that anything that they do or say that goes against the literal Word of God is going to put them in danger of going to hell, why would they want to put themselves in that position? It's an incredibly difficult mindset to break, and so they will hold on to it regardless of how ridiculous it may seem to the rest of the world at large. It's astonishing how prevelant it is, but it's understandable as well.

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