41% - Jesus Christ's Return to Earth
By the year 2050, 41% of Americans believe that Jesus Christ definitely (23%) or probably (18%) will have returned to earth. However, a 46%-plurality of the public does not believe Christ will return during the next 40 years. Fully 58% of white evangelical Christians say Christ will return to earth in this period, by far the highest percentage in any religious group.
This shows that the rapture and associated apocalyptic nonsense have become mainstream American beliefs, not just the obsessions of marginal groups. This makes millions of Americans suckers for successors to Harold Camping in the christian doomsday hustle.
Enough of this! The christian doomsday cult, which I'll abbreviate as XDC, wore out its welcome 1900 years ago, when it became clear that its foundational prophecies failed. It has even less reason to exist now. The rational, efficient and humane world this cryonicist wants to reach (I can't speak for all of us) has no room for the XDC and similar cults like militant Islam. I plan to become more active in organized humanist, skeptic and atheist groups from now on to push back against this and other enormities against reason.
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