According to research from the Pew Research Center, the number of Americans who identify as religious has remained stable in the United States for the past several years. Of those surveyed, 86% believe people have a soul or spirit in addition to their physical body, 83% believe in God or a universal spirit, 79% believe there is something spiritual beyond the natural world and 70% believe in heaven, hell or both.
One of the reasons that a previous increase in secularistic thinking is slowing is because Generation Z, born between 1997 and 2012, is becoming more religious, with two-thirds identifying as spiritual, religious and believing in a higher power.
A majority of Gen Zers also believe in the supernatural and that miracles have occurred in their lives.
I believe the reason why this trend is occurring among our young is that the alternative is vacuous and sometimes vicious. A life lived with virtual reality, avatars and online personalities is not fulfilling.
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