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The Pew research is interesting, but at the same time it doesn’t mean much. Polling studies simply cannot dig into the levels of nuance and shades of meaning underlying this subject. It is often highly reductive. When responses are limited to y/n or better/worse, small differences tend to be magnified into artificially large divides.

If you look at the questions in any sort of thoughtful manner, none can be answered simply. Every one would require at least a small explanation of your response.

I can easily see commentators and politicians using this as “scientific” support for almost any opinion they want to put forth.

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