The Decline in Religious Belief in America: The Role of NASA and Media Technologies

Barry Vacker
Nov 6 · 12 min read

Is it possible that NASA is the largest contributor to the decline of religious belief in America? Of course, this might seem preposterous, especially in Houston, where the megachurches rival Mission Control in size and spectacle. But, the long-term effect of NASA’s programs might be much more than mere space exploration, for the totality of…

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Barry Vacker

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Theorist of big spaces and big ideas. Writer and mixed-media artist. Existentialist w/o the angst. PhD: Univ of Texas at Austin.

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