Don´t know what The Province means by Americans. Does it include Canadians, Mexicans and the rest of the Americas, or its just U.S.A? Lets hope that the survey referred is more "scientific" than the article. Yes, its a matter of hope & faith that the results are accurate. Well, lets say it refers to the U.S.A and this is what wikipedia says about the believes of their people
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States#Religion According to a 2007 survey, 78.4% of adults identified themselves as Christian <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_in_the_United_States>,[ 141] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States#cite_note-Pew-140> down from 86.4% in 1990.[142]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States#cite_note-ARIS-141> Protestant <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestantism> denominations accounted for 51.3%, while Roman Catholicism<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholicism_in_the_United_States>, at 23.9%, was the largest individual denomination. The study categorizes white evangelicals <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelicalism>, 26.3% of the population, as the country's largest religious cohort;[141]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States#cite_note-Pew-140>another study estimates evangelicals of all races at 30–35%. [143] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States#cite_note-142> The total reporting non-Christian religions in 2007 was 4.7%, up from 3.3% in 1990.[ 142] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States#cite_note-ARIS-141> The leading non-Christian faiths were Judaism<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Jews>(1.7%), Buddhism <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_in_the_United_States>(0.7%), Islam <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_the_United_States> (0.6%), Hinduism <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism_in_the_United_States>(0.4%), and Unitarian Universalism <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitarian_Universalism> (0.3%).[ 141] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States#cite_note-Pew-140> From 8.2% in 1990,[142]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States#cite_note-ARIS-141>16.1% in 2007 described themselves as agnostic <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnosticism>, atheist<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atheism>, or simply having no religion <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irreligion>.[141]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States#cite_note-Pew-140> Since 78,4% seem to be Christian, and knowing the bible´s approach on science: Clever Adam took from the tree of science, could discern between good and evil and became too inquisitive, independent... and mortal! Nice plot created by them clever god mongers: Wanna eternal life? Take from our tree of life, but u must not question or even reason or doubt, because u´re a natural born sinner. Just believe what we say, make regular contributions to the church, preferably in cash and if u´re afraid of dying, rest assured u´ll go to heaven. That´s hard core successful marketing and yes, people dig on heaven and are afraid of dying and they´re afraid of thinking and living too!!! But anyways, if 33% of U.S.A population believes in evolution, the results are not so gloomy, seeing that in 2007, only 16.1% described themselves as ungodly. It shows that some of those 78,4% have a further, lesser gullible perspective on the subject. That´s not much, but it´s something Best Montse On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 2:40 AM, Alan Sondheim <sondh...@panix.com> wrote: > > > god (?) help us all. > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:53:28 -0400 > From: Michael Gurstein <gurst...@gmail.com> > Reply-To: stuff...@vancouvercommunity.net > To: stuff...@vancouvercommunity.net, ottawadissent...@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [stuff-it] FW: Only 33 per cent of Americans believe in evolution > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sid Shniad [mailto:shn...@sfu.ca] > Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 2:01 PM > Subject: Only 33 per cent of Americans believe in evolution > > > http://www.theprovince.com/technology/Science+beliefs+faltering/1776905/stor > y.html<http://www.theprovince.com/technology/Science+beliefs+faltering/1776905/stor%0Ay.html> > > > > The Province July 10, 2009 > > > > Science beliefs faltering > > > > Only 33 per cent of Americans believe in evolution > > > > Americans still value the nation's scientific achievements, but unlike most > scientists, they often pick and choose which scientific findings they agree > with, especially in the areas of climate change and evolution, according to > a survey released yesterday. > > > > The survey found nine in 10 scientists accept the idea of evolution by > natural selection, but just a third of the public does. And while 84 per > cent of scientists say the Earth is getting warmer because of human > activity, less than half of the public agrees with that. > > > > "The public and the scientists have very different views on many different > issues, including the science of evolution and climate change," said Scott > Keeter of the Pew Research Center. The centre conducted the wide-ranging > telephone survey in collaboration with the American Association for the > Advancement of Science. > > > > The research included responses from 2,533 scientists in the AAAS, and > 2,001 > public respondents. > > > > It found most Americans value the nation's scientific achievements, but not > as much as they did a decade ago. > > > > Although 27 per cent of Americans said scientific advances are the nation's > greatest achievement, that was down from 47 per cent in the group's May > 1999 > survey. > > > > The administration of Barack Obama has promised that science will lead > health-care and climate-change policy, and has pledged to seek a cure for > cancer, now the No. 2 killer of Americans. > > > > According to the survey, most scientists and the public agree it is > appropriate for scientists to take part in political debate over issues > such > as stem-cell research. > > > > And even Americans who disagree with scientific conclusions think highly of > scientists. More than two-thirds of those who say science conflicts with > their religious beliefs still say scientists contribute significantly to > society. > > !DSPAM:2676,4a5784bf25632001016420! > > ------=_Part_39296_44589596.1247248851811 > Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > <html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; > }</style></head><body><div > style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; color: #000000'><div><font > size="2" face="Arial"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm > 0pt;"><span style=""><a > href=" > http://www.theprovince.com/technology/Science+beliefs+faltering/177690 > 5/story.html<http://www.theprovince.com/technology/Science+beliefs+faltering/177690%0A5/story.html> > " > target="_blank"> > http://www.theprovince.com/technology/Science+beliefs+falter > ing/1776905/story.html<http://www.theprovince.com/technology/Science+beliefs+falter%0Aing/1776905/story.html> > </a></span></p> > <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span > style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm > 0pt;"><span style="">The Province<span > > style=""> & > nbsp; > </span><span > > style=""> & > > nbsp;   > > ; &nb > > sp; & > nbsp;</span><span > > style=""> & > > nbsp;   > > ; &nb > sp; > > </sp > an>July > 10, 2009</span></p> > <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span > style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm > 0pt;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Science > beliefs faltering</span></b></p> > <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: > 12pt;"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm > 0pt;"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Only 33 per cent of > Americans > believe in evolution</span></b></p> > <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span > style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm > 0pt;"><span style="">Americans still > value the nation's scientific achievements, but unlike most scientists, > they > > often pick and choose which scientific findings they agree with, especially > in > the areas of climate change and evolution, according to a survey released > yesterday.</span></p> > <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span > style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm > 0pt;"><span style="">The survey found > nine in 10 scientists accept the idea of evolution by natural selection, > but > > just a third of the public does. And while 84 per cent of scientists say > the > > Earth is getting warmer because of human activity, less than half of the > public > agrees with that.</span></p> > <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span > style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm > 0pt;"><span style="">"The public and the > scientists have very different views on many different issues, including > the > > science of evolution and climate change," said Scott Keeter of the > Pew > Research Center. The centre conducted the > wide-ranging telephone survey in collaboration with the American > Association > for > the Advancement of Science.</span></p> > <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span > style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm > 0pt;"><span style="">The research > included responses from 2,533 scientists in the AAAS, and 2,001 public > respondents.</span></p> > <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span > style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm > 0pt;"><span style="">It found most > Americans value the nation's scientific achievements, but not as much as > they > did a decade ago.</span></p> > <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span > style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm > 0pt;"><span style="">Although 27 per > cent of Americans said scientific advances are the nation's greatest > achievement, that was down from 47 per cent in the group's May 1999 > survey.</span></p> > <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span > style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm > 0pt;"><span style="">The administration > of Barack Obama has promised that science will lead health-care and > climate-change policy, and has pledged to seek a cure for cancer, now the > No. 2 > killer of Americans.</span></p> > <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span > style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm > 0pt;"><span style="">According to the > survey, most scientists and the public agree it is appropriate for > scientists to > take part in political debate over issues such as stem-cell > research.</span></p> > <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span > style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm > 0pt;"><span style="">And even Americans > who disagree with scientific conclusions think highly of scientists. More > than > two-thirds of those who say science conflicts with their religious beliefs > still > say scientists contribute significantly to > society.</span></p></font></div></div> > !DSPAM:2676,4a5784bf25632001016420! > > </body></html> > > > ------=_Part_39296_44589596.1247248851811-- > > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > -- CounterTheory of Color project http://surveys.polldaddy.com/s/0585AD78EB0ABF57/ Zumzum Gallery. Emerging Arts. India Digital Power Poetry project House 156. Anjuna Zoor Waddo Anjuna 403509 Goa. India India cell: +91 9850781599 Zumzum Gallery.Emerging Arts. Barcelona post address: Gràcia Fiscal, s.l. Camprodon 1 08012 Barcelona Spain Spain Cell: + 34 629486684 Zumzum Gallery. Emerging Arts. 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