[thaumaturgy]

> Based on the trends of demographics, I think this issue is likely going to sort itself out over time.

I am far less certain of that, at least assuming that we're talking about time scales of a few generations. In fact, I don't think I could ever adequately express my gratitude for people like Sagan and Nye and Attenborough and Tyson; I often wonder if they aren't the only people that are meaningfully preventing a massive, long-term swing into anti-intellectualism and religious doctrine in the U.S.