--benD
Kevin Graeme wrote:
> In college, after a friend honestly didn't believe that penguins were birds,
> we conducted an informal poll among fellow students. A majority of people
> agreed with him. Boggles the mind.
>
> -Kevin
>
> > See, it's a controversial topic.
> >
> > People just don't agree so we have to cater to everyone. Maybe they could
> > have LRH cultists and genetic biologist fight it out against the
> Christians,
> > Muslims and Jews.
> >
> > Winner gets to decide what is taught....
> >
> > The Gallup Organizations periodically asks the American public about
> their
> > beliefs on evolution and creation. They have conducted a poll of U.S.
> adults
> > in 1982, 1991, 1993 and 1997. By keeping their wording identical, each
> > year's results are comparable to the others.
> > Results for the 1991-NOV-21 to 24 poll were:
> >
> > Belief system
> > Creationist view
> > Theistic evolution
> > Naturalistic Evolution
> >
> > Group of adults
> > God created man pretty much in his present form at one time within the
> last
> > 10,000 years.
> > Man has developed over millions of years from less advanced forms of
> life,
> > but God guided this process, including man's creation.
> > Man has developed over millions of years from less advanced forms of
> life.
> > God had no part in this process.
> >
> > Everyone
> > 47%
> > 40%
> > 9%
> >
> > Men
> > 39%
> > 45%
> > 11.5%
> >
> > Women
> > 53%
> > 36%
> > 6.6%
> >
> > College graduates
> > 25%
> > 54%
> > 16.5%
> >
> > No high school diploma
> > 65%
> > 23%
> > 4.6%
> >
> > Income over $50,000
> > 29%
> > 50%
> > 17%
> >
> > Income under $20,000
> > 59%
> > 28%
> > 6.5%
> >
> > Caucasians
> > 46%
> > 40%
> > 9%
> >
> > Afro-Americans
> > 53%
> > 41%
> > 4%
>
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