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- Jim
Jim Davis wrote:
>There have to be hundreds of formal and informal studies about the
>collective stupidity of people on the street. Two of my favorites:
>
>The high scholl kid who got thousands of names on a petition to stop the
>dangerous chemical "H2O" (which he rightly claimed caused more property and
>mechanical damage that any other substance and has reached easily detectable
>levels in the atmosphere, oceans and all municipal plumbing systems)
>
>"The Man Show" sketch asking women on the street to sign a petition to "Stop
>Women's Sufferage". ;^)
>
>Jim Davis
>
> _____
>
>From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 2:29 PM
>To: CF-Community
>Subject: Re: Georgia may shun "evolution" in schools
>
>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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