Re:Gallup: U.S. church membership dips below 50% for first time
by Robotbeat on Monday March 29, 2021 @11:02AM
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The Inklings were overall extremely well-read and literate. Literally professors on mythology, linguistics/etc. Not necessarily fair to compare the general population to them. ;)
Re:Gallup: U.S. church membership dips below 50% for first time
by cmrdporcupine on Monday March 29, 2021 @05:22PM
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The average person of that time was far less educated. Because only the elite went to university.
As someone who has read and studied the Inklings extensively, I think the fact that these few misfit professors had such an impact is astounding in that they were able to do it.
To be clear - their level of thought and depth was immense and powerful. All impact is merited. I think these sorts of collections of intellectual individuals are not as rare as we might think; they just don't break out into wider society in the way (in particular) Lewis and Tolkien did.
The average person of today (anecdotal citation here) is less read, less cultured, less knowledgeable of language, history, religion, philopsophy, and literature than the average person of yesteryear. Maybe this has something to do with it.