by Frank Newport
PRINCETON, NJ -- On the eve of the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth, a new Gallup Poll shows that only 39% of Americans say they "believe in the theory of evolution," while a quarter say they do not believe in the theory, and another 36% don't have an opinion either way. These attitudes are strongly related to education and, to an even greater degree, religiosity.
There is a strong relationship between education and belief in Darwin's theory, as might be expected, ranging from 21% of those with high-school educations or less to 74% of those with postgraduate degrees.
?????!????? The question asked was, "Do you, personally, belive in the theory of evolution, do you not believe in evolution, or don't you have an opinion either way?" It's one thing for your creation belief to exclude evolution but it's a whole 'nother story to just outright reject the whole of evolutionary science. It's kind of like saying, "I don't believe in the truth." or, "My own eyes are lying to me."
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wanna know something really confusing? i work with a geneticist who doesn't believe in evolution. she's pretty religious though, but still, i don't understand her belief system, and really don't want to get into that conversation, so i haven't asked. check it out though, http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article5705331.ece god and darwin are now on speaking terms, so that's good.
not sure the link from above worked
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article5705331.ece
damnit
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