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Over the centuries, the relationship between science and religion has ranged from conflict and hostility to harmony and collaboration, while various thinkers have argued that the two concepts are inherently at odds and entirely separate.
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Buddhists made up roughly 7% of the world’s population in 2015. Half of the world’s Buddhists live in China.
Nine-in-ten Americans believe in a higher power, but only a slim majority believe in God as described in the Bible.
Substantial shares of Americans of nearly all religious groups – as well as those who have no religious affiliation – say they meditate at least once a week.
Americans generally express more positive feelings toward various religious groups today than they did just a few years ago.
A new Pew Research Center global demographic study shows differences in educational attainment among the world’s major religious groups.
A new Pew Research Center study, analyzing data from 151 countries, looks at education levels of Jews, Christians, Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims and religiously unaffiliated adults ages 25 and older. Here are five key takeaways from the report.
There are important differences in educational attainment among religious groups living in the same region — or even the same country.
Jews are more highly educated than any other major religious group around the world, while Muslims and Hindus tend to have the fewest years of formal schooling. But all religious groups are making gains, particularly among women.
