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New Study Shows One-Third of Americans Don't Believe In Evolution
Hugh Pickens DOT Com writes "Reuters reports that thirty-three percent of Americans reject the idea of evolution and believe that 'humans and other living things have existed in their present form since the beginning of time' rather than evolving gradually through a process of natural selection, as described by Charles Darwin more than 150 years ago. Although this percentage remained steady since 2009, the last time Pew asked the question, there was a growing partisan gap on whether humans evolved. The poll showed 43 percent of Republicans and 67 percent of Democrats say humans have evolved over time, compared with 54 percent and 64 percent respectively four years ago. 'The gap is coming from the Republicans, where fewer are now saying that humans have evolved over time,' says Cary Funk. Among religious groups, white evangelical Protestants topped the list of those rejecting evolution, with 64 percent of those polled saying they believe humans have existed in their present form since the beginning of time."
It can be so ingrained culturally that you can't sort it out of yourself.
The above is a sure sign of both weakness and stupidity.
IQ test results are hardly proof of intelligence or lack thereof.
The ability to THINK is what proves intelligence. A standardized test
merely proves you are the sort of monkey who can be brought into line
with your fellow monkeys.
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I use to think so as well.
My kids have taken the IQ tests in school and one was was rated "very superior" (while the others were "normal"). This got me thinking what "very superior" means and why. She has an amazing ability to "think outside the box", if she cant reach a solution she can step aside and look at the problem from multiple angles until it works.
While they are looking at "progressive-type stuff" on the tests they are measuring a certain ability that many just don't have.
I like your post. I, too, have heated disagreements with "God's Elect" over these issues and have come to the conclusion the Bible was quite correct over False Prophets and wolves in sheep's clothing.
The main evidence I have against evolution, in favor of some sort of creation, is speciation. I observe that within a species, there is a continuous spectra of traits within that species - I am sure I can find every gradient of dog somewhere between a German Shepherd and a Chihuahua if I had to. However I do not find any gradient part dog, part cat. Same within the plant species. I hold that if evolution were true, I would expect to find gradients across the entire living ecosystem, yet that's not what I see.
Science itself has been the greatest witness to me that I am the product of some fertile imagination somewhere, not "slime plus time"... but every religion I have had the (dis)pleasure of encountering seemed to ignore the wonder of it all in favor of trying to control it all and vector itself tithes. The selfishness of the whole affair makes it stink.
The best explanation I have so far is right out of the Bible book of Revelation which states that I was created for God's pleasure. So, I am one of God's pets. I cannot prove it one way or the other, but so far that's the best I have seen as to why I exist.
I am an engineer. I have as good of training as any for recognizing good and bad design... and the designs I have seen are simply amazing in my view - but the religions I have seen look like the crap dreamed up in business schools on how to manipulate people. Same thing Al Capone would do. Finding ways of pinning people down so you can "give them an offer they can't refuse."
"Prove all things; hold fast that which is good." [KJV: I Thessalonians 5:21]
Science studies the unanswered questons.
Religion studies the unquestioned answers.
funny...it's impossible to prove that god doesn't exist... i'd love to see you try :-)
funny...it's impossible to prove that Unicorns don't exist... i'd love to see you try :-)
Define "prove". Your position happens to be sitting right next to a goalpost on wheels. forgive me if I choose to nail that puppy down before proceeding.