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48% of Americans Reject Evolution
MSNBC has up an article discussing the results of a Newsweek poll on faith and religion among members of the US populace. Given the straightforward question, 'Is evolution well-supported by evidence and widely accepted within the scientific community?', some 48% of Americans said 'No'. Furthermore, 34% of college graduates said they accept the Biblical story of creation as fact. An alarmingly high number of individuals responded that they believe the earth is only 10,000 years old, and that a deity created our species in its present form at the start of that period.
"An alarmingly high number of individuals responded that they believe the earth is only 10,000 years old, and that a deity created our species in its present form at the start of that period." What's ironic is if you step back from the micro and consider life (and all that surrounds us) at a more macro level, it takes far more faith to believe that a "deity" did not create human life. Reminds me of a quote from a philosophy class in college, "To believe that God does not exist, is to believe that a stiff wind could blow through a junk yard a create a 747."
I agree; this has to be ignorance, not religious zealotry. 'Is evolution well-supported by evidence and widely accepted within the scientific community?'
They answer "NO!" at the first half of the question and never take the rest into account.
You can't take the sky from me...
And that's what always rubs me in this debate. At some point, evolutionists take a lot of things on faith, because quite simply, given the lack of actual evidence, it is easier to believe than an external being creating life in its full form. But at some point, faith and belief in something that can't be proven is just as much like believing in a God that created us, which also can't be proven (oh, I know, at least one side is "scientific" about its beliefs).
Now I have my beliefs, but I think if we hadn't have had evolutionist beliefs shoved down our throats from morning until night for all these years, there are few people that would believe that life just sprang from nothing and evolved from a few cells into complete animals.
If a person had never heard of Darwin's evolution and started studying the fossil record, I'm hard pressed to see that they would have come to same conclusions. Evidence Liebniz's studies some 300 years ago:
Doctors destroy health, lawyers destroy justice, universities destroy knowledge, religion destroys spirituality
People like you have been trying to stamp out Christianity and Jews for eons either through institutions or murder. But we're still here. That's because humanity doesn't determine the fate of our belief system - God does. And He and His followers will continue to be here long after you and the generations after you have rejected Him and continue to murder and marginalize His followers.
I'm going to chime in with a bit of support here.
Most Christians I know do not actually live by the standards their bible sets. They have very little compassion for thier fellow man, and will gladly take advantage of a situation to amplify their personal profit, even when they would be appalled to be treated the same way. They may attend church every Sunday, but Christians they are not. Sadly, I'm going to part ways with you in one respect - they will not go away. Christianity gives these people a sense of superiority, and plays into their need to be exclusive and special. Christianity is a salve for their egos, and they will pass on that to their children. It is just this superiority which causes so much grief in cross-religion interaction.
I think it will get worse until it hits a breaking point (inquisition and backlach, for example).
Is it just my observation, or are there way too many stupid people in the world?
Check out this site: http://www.answersingenesis.org/home/area/qa.asp. It is a gold mine of alternative information about the "theory" of evolution.
My friend, there is no way to prove to you that my God exists if you are unwilling to open your heart to allow him to show you. You can only call people like myself fools because you have not experienced my loving God.
I believe that my God made a creation through a design that is perfect. Part of that perfection is organisms being able to adapt to their environment. Adaptation is a part of perfection.
That being said, humanity did not evolve from an ape. We were designed special so that we can have a personal relationship with God. We're the only creatures who can. If anything, apes devolved from humanity - I see the chain of devolution beginning every day at work.
There is nothing foolish about believing someone who stands to gain nothing by you believing what they say. I believe my God and believe that Jesus Christ is the true savior of the world who came to Earth, lived a perfect life, and died on the cross to pay yours and my sin debt in full. I stand to gain nothing if you choose to persue this truth my friend.
Jon Davidson
why the current administration almost won two elections.