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Read the question carefully and realize you did not answer my question.

All you pointed out is that there are many people now were are illiterate or read poorly. Something I have not ever disagreed with.

However, you might want to point this out to John of Japan, because he disagrees with you.

Propaganda. Do you know what it is?

Here are the actual results.

PIAAC - Report

National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) - Demographics - Race/Age

Maybe you need help reading the actual data. But it does not support the “everyone’s going illiterate” myth.

In fact, if you read the data carefully, you’ll see that literacy rates have greatly improved since the 50s.

Nothing new here. It just reaffirms what I have already said.

 

The lost soul is not saved by reading but by hearing!!

[Rom 10:17 ESV] 17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.

 

Still lower then the grade needed to read Nt Greek!

 

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Wesley, some research suggests the literacy rate (ability to read) during the first century A.D. was 3%.

And this 3% rate depends upon the population you are discussing: Adult males, adult females, soldiers, children, slaves, etc.

Thus reading was not a major communication during those days. Whereas, word of mouth (i.e., speaking, hearing) was more commonly used.

Just my thoughts.

 

One read out loud in the Ancient days. They did not read silently, but mouthed the words out loud, even if reading alone.

 

There is some good stuff in this thread for my wrinkled old brain.