Hey Gomer,
I know that you guys love the majority, it makes you feel safe. Here is one for you
(wait, let me guess, you are a "creationalist" who believes that the universe is 5,000 years old)
More Americans Believe in Devil than Darwin
More Americans believe in a literal hell and the devil than Darwin?s theory of evolution, according to a new Harris poll released on Thursday. It is the latest survey to highlight America?s deep level of religiosity, a cultural trait that sets it apart from much of the developed world. It also helps explain many of its political battles which Europeans find bewildering, such as efforts to have ?Intelligent Design? theory ? which holds life is too complex to have evolved by chance ? taught in schools alongside evolution.
The poll of 2,455 U.S. adults from Nov 7 to 13 found that 82 percent of those surveyed believed in God, a figure unchanged since the question was asked in 2005. It further found that 79 percent believed in miracles, 75 percent in heaven, while 72 percent believed that Jesus is God or the Son of God. Belief in hell and the devil was expressed by 62 percent.
Darwin?s theory of evolution met a far more skeptical audience which might surprise some outsiders as the United States is renowned for its excellence in scientific research. Only 42 percent of those surveyed said they believed in Darwin?s theory which largely informs how biology and related sciences are approached. While often referred to as evolution it is in fact the 19th century British intellectual?s theory of ?natural selection.?
http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2007/12/more_americans_believe_in_devil_than_darwin/
