{"id":8511,"date":"2005-10-24T22:44:06","date_gmt":"2005-10-25T05:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2005\/10\/24\/are-folks-really-this-crazy.html"},"modified":"2005-10-24T22:44:06","modified_gmt":"2005-10-25T05:44:06","slug":"are_folks_reall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2005\/10\/24\/are_folks_reall.html","title":{"rendered":"Are folks really this crazy?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The latest CBS News poll indicates that 51% of Americans believe in a literalist Biblical creation<\/a>, i.e., that God created man, as such, in seven days, per Genesis.<\/p>\n

Another 30% believe in evolution, but with God “guiding” the process. Only 15% believe in evolution sans <\/em>God.<\/p>\n

(Presumably 4% aren’t quite sure what they believe.)<\/p>\n

Interestingly, 67% indicated it was quite possible to believe in both God and evolution (huzzah); the opinion was held by nearly everyone who believed in evolution, and half of the creationists.<\/p>\n

The only redeeming element to this is that, well, I for one have trouble giving even a +\/- 4% variation to a poll of 804 people representing all Americans (esp. since it’s a “random telephone poll<\/a>“). I’m sure Margie will correct me, but that just doesn’t sound at all statistically sound to me.<\/p>\n

At least, I hope it isn’t. Because … damn …<\/p>\n

UPDATE: On a related note, here’s some fine, intellectually stimuilating, and utterly satisfying debate on Intelligent Design<\/a> …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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