[I wish that news stories like this would note the fact that
the Bible includes multiple, contradictory creation myths,
so that it is logically impossible that "God created man
exactly how Bible describes it."--DC]
Gallup: More Than Half of Americans Reject Evolution, Back Bible
By E&P Staff
Published: March 08, 2006 10:15 AM ET
NEW YORK A Gallup report released today reveals that more
than half of all Americans, rejecting evolution theory and
scientific evidence, agree with the statement, "God created
man exactly how Bible describes it."
Another 31% says that man did evolve, but "God guided." Only
12% back evolution and say "God had no part."
Gallup summarized it this way: "Surveys repeatedly show that
a substantial portion of Americans do not believe that the
theory of evolution best explains where life came from."
They are "not so quick to agree with the preponderance of
scientific evidence."
The report was written by the director of the The Gallup
Poll, Frank Newport.
Breaking down the numbers, Gallup finds that Republican
backing for what it calls "God created human beings in
present form" stands at 57% with Democrats at 44%.
Support for this Bible view rises steadily with age: from
43% for those 18 to 29, to 59% for those 65 and older. It
declines steadily with education, dropping from 58% for
those with high school degrees to a still-substantial 25%
with postgraduate degrees.
Newport wraps it up: "Several characteristics correlate with
belief in the biblical explanation for the origin of humans.
Those with lower levels of education, those who attend
church regularly, those who are 65 and older, and those who
identify with the Republican Party are more likely to
believe that God created humans 'as is,' than are those who
do not share these characteristics."
Gallup has asked this question, in different forms, going
back to 1982, but has consistently shown support at 45% or
higher for the notion that "God created man in present form."
The most recent poll, last September, posed the question
this way: "Which of the following statements comes closest
to your views on the origin and development of human
beings." This produced the 53% who chose "God created man
exactly how Bible describes it," the 31% who said man did
evolve but "God guided," and the 12% who backed evolution
with God playing "no part."
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