They keep doing this survey hoping the results will
change, but they never do.
-jc
Dan Clore wrote:
> [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 re****t 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 ****tion 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 re****t was written by the director of the The Gallup
> Poll, Frank New****t.
>
> 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%.
>
> Sup****t 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.
>
> New****t 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 sup****t 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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>
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> Dan Clore
>
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