/lit/ - Literature

>>21223498
I'm from an evangelical family, so let me answer:
No one cared.
The mistake the four horsemen made was assuming people spend a lot of time and energy thinking about and researching their beliefs. They don't. It's half comfort and half tribalism, but most just continue with their behaviors and beliefs until they're forced to adapt.
No one who watched any of their debates with an open mind would sided with the theologians. They probably could have picked better ones to debate against, but half of them (Turek, Craig, D'Souza, etc.) didn't understand the middle school tier science and logic that was being used and only had cringe-tier apologetics.
Yet most of my friends and family from back then didn't even listen to their work before denouncing them as dumb and wrong. To them, this was someone who was attacking them personally, and so their work was not to be engaged with except with derision.

If you don't believe me, go to your local church and talk to some of the people about the problem of evil and see how often they shrug their shoulders and say something about mysterious ways. Most Christians I know haven't even read the Bible, let alone thought deeply about the contents and implications.

>>21223534
Pretty much this, but I would append most people are incredibly lazy about their religion. The only thing that changed is now religion isn't hip with the youth because it consistently doubles down on outdated tradition.