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only 19% Americans believe in Darwin's theory of evolution

Farrukh

Farrukh

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The majority of Americans believe that humanity was created by the Almighty or guided by God in its evolution, a Gallup poll reveals. Only 19% believe humans evolved from a more primitive form of life without any help from the celestial powers that be.
RT-4th of June, 2014
 
LuisDantas

LuisDantas

Aura of atheification
Premium Member
Farrukh said:
The majority of Americans believe that humanity was created by the Almighty or guided by God in its evolution, a Gallup poll reveals. Only 19% believe humans evolved from a more primitive form of life without any help from the celestial powers that be.
RT-4th of June, 2014
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That is a bit confusing. Darwinism says nothing about whether there was divine intervention, after all.

Yes, I realize that this odd wording is from the article, not yours. But it shows that the article is not really very serious.
 
Madhuri

Madhuri

RF Goddess
Staff member
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I think that figure will change dramatically soon when the older generations die.
 
Farrukh

Farrukh

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may be, in future sometime, science will say evolution was just a philosophy. they have never observed any example of evolution.
 
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Sunstone

Sunstone

De Diablo Del Fora
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Only nineteen percent?

Golly gee whiz! You mean American science education isn't the best in the world? Who would have thought so?
 
Bunyip

Bunyip

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Farrukh said:
The majority of Americans believe that humanity was created by the Almighty or guided by God in its evolution, a Gallup poll reveals. Only 19% believe humans evolved from a more primitive form of life without any help from the celestial powers that be.
RT-4th of June, 2014
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But the high proportion who accept evolution AND believe in god are not being counted. That would take the proportion of those who accept evolution to 50%.

So according to that survey 50% of americans accept evolution, not 19%.
 
fantome profane

fantome profane

Anti-Woke = Anti-Justice
Premium Member
I am actually surprised and impressed that the number is so high. 19% of Americans believe "God" had nothing to do with human development! I have never seen a number this high for something like that. I know this is just one poll, but if this is accurate then it represents major progress.
 
Revoltingest

Revoltingest

Pragmatic Libertarian
Premium Member
19% isn't so bad.
And it's getting better.
Evolution, Creationism, Intelligent Design | Gallup Historical Trends
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LuisDantas

LuisDantas

Aura of atheification
Premium Member
Altfish said:
Accept evolution on their terms you mean. I don't recall Charles Darwin referring to 'guided by god' as part of the theory.
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He didn't, of course. But then again, everyday life isn't a testimony of the existence of God either.
 
Apex

Apex

Somewhere Around Nothing
Altfish said:
Accept evolution on their terms you mean. I don't recall Charles Darwin referring to 'guided by god' as part of the theory.
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Evolution is agnostic to any divine influence.

The correct percentage is 50%. Not 19%.
 
Bunyip

Bunyip

pro scapegoat
Altfish said:
Accept evolution on their terms you mean. I don't recall Charles Darwin referring to 'guided by god' as part of the theory.
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So what? The number of respondants who accepted evolution was still 50%, not 19%.

Darwin did not exclude the possibility of divine influence.
 
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