The Briefing Room
General Category => Science, Technology and Knowledge => Topic started by: jmyrlefuller on April 06, 2014, 11:48:48 am
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2597891/Losing-religion-New-research-shows-religion-declined-Internet-use-increased.html
April 5, 2014
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New research shows that the number of Americans with religious affiliations has dropped by 18 per cent, or 25 million people
Computer scientist Allen Downey says there is a correlation between the drop and the rise of Internet use
He says the increased usage of the internet correlates to 25 per cent of the drop
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