2009/8/21 Divya Manian <[email protected]> > We have no idea why people said what they did in response to the survey. > Perhaps they had a different interpretation of the question. Did they have > enough time? And I have no idea how that "survey" was conducted. For all > you > care, it might have been the idiotic "SMS y 567888 for YES" kind of > "surveys" too. I am very skeptical of any survey of decisions by human > beings unless it is conducted over a long period of time and takes into > account enough variables that might affect the survey. > > OTOH, I am quite willing to trust surveys that measure facts where people > cant lie or choose the closest statement that matches their thoughts.
It was a PEW survey and they are fairly respected and quoted extensively. So it it is the methodology of the survey you doubt, this is one of those agencies you don't need to. I'm not able to find the specific survey, but the PEW forum surveys can be accessed here - http://religions.pewforum.org/ Kiran
