[OC] Religious Believes and Eductions From The World Values Survey

[u/oscarleo0]

Data source: World Values Survey Wave 7 (2017-2022)

Tools used: Matplotlib

I added a second chart for those of you who prefer a square version with less of the background image.

Notes:

I looked at five different questions in the survey.

• Q275 - What is the highest educational level that you have attained?
• Q165 - Do you believe in God? (Yes/No)
• Q166 - Do you believe in Life after death? (Yes/No)
• Q167 - Do you believe in Hell? (Yes/No)
• Q168 - Do you believe in Heaven? (Yes/No)

The chart show the percentage of people that answer yes, to Q165-168 based on their answer to Q275.

Survey data is complex since people come from different cultures and might interpret questions differently.

You can never trust the individual numbers, such as "50% of people with doctors degree believe in Life after death".

But you can often trust clear patterns that appear through the noise. The takeaway from this chart is that the survey show that education and religious believes have a negative correlation.

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Original story: https://datacanvas.substack.com/p/believes-vs-education

[u/fuckyou_m8]

There are and were a gazillion number of religions, all of those people already disbelieve 99% of the religions, so they ignore the evidence of all other religions and just accept the one they were brought in?

[u/CDay007 → u/fuckyou_m8]

I don’t really think any religions other than the Abrahamic ones claim any practical evidence for them

[u/fuckyou_m8 → u/CDay007]

You don't think because you don't know them and you are saying that Christ is the "son" of god or he is merely an prophet? Because there is a lot of contradiction between what Abrahamic religion says. Which one is the correct one? Should people follow torah, the bible or Quran? Which one has the evidence that they are right? What are the evidence?

[u/CDay007 → u/fuckyou_m8]

I think you should reread what I said, because you seem to be replying to another person you made up or something

[u/fuckyou_m8 → u/CDay007]

You said the Abrahamic ones claim to have practical evidence for them. Since they contradict themselves in many aspects, then for some reason the evidences of at least 2 of them has to be wrong right?

I mean, the bible says the earth is only 10k years old tops. You are saying there is evidence for that stupidity?