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New Poll: Americans Don't Really Believe Creationism by Weah96: 12:46am On Dec 10, 2014
[b]"Gallup has asked Americans to choose among three views of evolution. One view is that humans “developed over millions of years from less advanced forms of life, but God guided this process.” Another view is that humans “developed over millions of years from less advanced forms of life, but God had no part in this process.” The third option is that “God created human beings pretty much in their present form at one time within the last 10,000 years or so.
In that three-decade span, the young-Earth creationist option has always been the most popular choice. The percentage of respondents who affirm it has never fallen below 40. These findings, along with similar poll numbers, often alarm scientists, journalists, and educators. Nearly half of Americans, if not more, seem to be hardcore creationists.

But they aren’t. A new study, sponsored by the BioLogos Foundation and conducted by Calvin College sociologist Jonathan Hill, explores beliefs about evolution and creation in greater detail. The results show far more nuance, variation, and doubt than is commonly supposed. Most Americans do believe God created us. But the harder you press about historical claims in the Bible, the less confident people are. The percentage who stand by young-Earth creationism dwindles all the way to 15 percent.

The survey, taken last summer and released on Tuesday, asked more than 3,000 people a range of questions about human origins. At Slate’s request, Hill provided detailed data and cross-tabulations on several questions. We’ve lined up the numbers here, from the most to least popular statements, to show how the poll numbers decline as you press people about their confidence in specific aspects of creationism."[b/]

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/human_nature/2014/12/creationism_poll_how_many_americans_believe_the_bible_is_literal_inerrant.html

Re: New Poll: Americans Don't Really Believe Creationism by nora544: 12:58am On Dec 10, 2014
I know this!

I know that many parents in america teach their kids at home because all what they need to know they can read it in the bible.
Re: New Poll: Americans Don't Really Believe Creationism by Weah96: 1:03am On Dec 10, 2014
nora544:
I know this!

I know that many parents in america teach their kids at home because all what they need to know they can read it in the bible.

Only real middle class families can afford to home school. Everyone else is at work most of the time.
Re: New Poll: Americans Don't Really Believe Creationism by nora544: 1:18am On Dec 10, 2014
Weah96:


Only real middle class families can afford to home school. Everyone else is at work most of the time.

it was about this man Tony Perkins
President, Family Research Council

a very conservative evangelical and he has connetions with the cu clux clan.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Perkins_%28politician%29

http://www.watchmenpastors.org/
Re: New Poll: Americans Don't Really Believe Creationism by Nobody: 4:00pm On Dec 10, 2014
How does one teach intelligent design?

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Re: New Poll: Americans Don't Really Believe Creationism by slyfox5555: 8:16pm On Dec 12, 2014
What is the OP stand on this subject?

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