Sunday, June 04, 2017

23.7 - Good News!/Not Good News!: Belief in creationism down; genuine belief in evolution still low

Good News!/Not Good News!: Belief in creationism down; genuine belief in evolution still low

Good News!
A recent Gallup poll reported that belief in creationism, the idea that God created humans in their present form about 10,000 years ago, is at its lowest point since Gallup began asking the question 35 years ago.

Not Good News!
That "lowest point" still meant that 38 percent of those polled chose creationism to describe their understanding of how we got here and another 38 percent said sure, evolution, change over a long time, but change guided by God - which of course isn't evolution.

Only 19 percent were prepared to go with scientific reality.

Trying to end on a hopeful note, that 19 percent is nearly double the figure from 15 years ago and has been slowly rising over that time.

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