Americans Support Biblical Creationism but Are Skeptical on Details

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Americans Support Biblical Creationism but Are Skeptical on Details

 

Religion News Service

 

USA, November 29, 2004: A Gallup Poll suggests that Americans are

divided over how the world was created -- either through evolution or

at the hand of God -- but either way they appear skeptical that it

happened exactly as described in the book of Genesis. The poll found

that Charles Darwin's theory of evolution remains controversial among

Americans. About one-third say it is supported by evidence, one-third

see it as bunk and one-third don't know enough to judge. A plurality of

Americans -- 45 percent -- say man was created by God in his present

form, while 38 percent say man developed over time as God guided the

process. Just 13 percent said God had no role in the process. Yet a

smaller percentage, 34 percent, said the Bible is the actual word of

God and should be read literally. Pollsters said that discrepancy

suggests that Americans believe man was created as-is, but not because

the Bible says so.

 

Breaking down the numbers, Gallup officials said about one-quarter of

Americans are "biblical literalists" who believe man was created 10,000

years ago in his present form. They tend to be women, conservatives,

Republicans and attend a Protestant church at least once a week. A

slightly smaller number -- one in five Americans -- believe man was

created in his present form 10,000 years ago, but not because they read

the Bible literally. Just 9 percent of the country read the Bible

literally but are open to the theory of evolution.

 

The largest group -- 46 percent -- do not read the Bible literally and

believe humans may have evolved over time. This group tends to be male,

urban, more educated, Catholic and seldom or never attend church. "It

is not surprising to find that the biblical literalists who believe

that God created humans 10,000 years ago tend to be more religious and

Protestant," said Frank Newport, Gallup's editor in chief. "Given the

recent emphasis on the importance of religion in the Nov. 2

presidential election, it is of interest to note that this 'true

believer' group tends to be more Republican than (most Americans)." The

survey of 1,016 adults has a margin of error of plus or minus 3

percentage points.

 

 

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P S ****** What if we supply them with the Vedic details of how exactly the world came to be ???