63.175.96.*** - Voted for Creation 399 times.
Wow! At least they showed stick-to-it-tiveness!!!!
........or maybe its their Pavlovian Training showing through? Did they recieve a banana chip every time they pressed the button?
Posted on 09/22/2006 2:09:33 PM PDT by PatrickHenry
Free Republic is currently running a poll on this subject:
Do you think creationism or intelligent design should be taught in science classes in secondary public schools as a competing scientific theory to evolution?You can find the poll at the bottom of your "self search" page, also titled "My Comments," where you go to look for posts you've received.
I don't know what effect -- if any -- the poll will have on the future of this website's science threads. But it's certainly worth while to know the general attitude of the people who frequent this website.
Science isn't a democracy, and the value of scientific theories isn't something that's voted upon. The outcome of this poll won't have any scientific importance. But the poll is important because this is a political website. How we decide to educate our children is a very important issue. It's also important whether the political parties decide to take a position on this. (I don't think they should, but it may be happening anyway.)
If you have an opinion on this subject, go ahead and vote.
Almost 60% say creationism should be taught in schools. I guess its official. Creationism has become accepted fact.
Wow! At least they showed stick-to-it-tiveness!!!!
........or maybe its their Pavlovian Training showing through? Did they recieve a banana chip every time they pressed the button?
You saved the text, which is very good. But here's a link to the actual thread posted by Godel:
Freeper Only Poll. Do you believe in Evolution or Creation?
As you note, Godel described the cheating at post 137.
"......Next, the camps, eh?!......
You may want to check the previous comments on this and other Threads about so-called Christians making comments about Nazis.
Indeed; it's a window into the obsessive fixation that some anti-evos have for the subject matter.....
Thanks!
I think there is a discussion later in the thread where at least one of the culprits who over voted is identified.
No, the surprise is that the poll seems to be reasonably accurate. Web polls are often notoriously easy to cheat.
You just cannot handle being an insignificant special interest group.
31% is hardly insignificant.
You should be happy that you have a 'big tent' to operate in within the Republican Party.
Yes. I'm very happy about that.
Don't be confused by the overall results. The "details" button reveals that the "No" vote has been fluctuating between 32% and 33% of registered freepers, where the other side is between 55% and 56%. The "No" vote is significant enough that there's been minimal gloating from the other side -- and probably a great deal of surprise.
I'm happy that your happy.
What makes you think the all 31% share the same views as you?
For example, someone could have voted "No" because they would like to see a religion track in schools. Thus, creation would not be taught side-by-side with the theory of evolution.
As I commented to the mods, I think the questions were too narrow and don't do a lot to reach the intended result.
Dude, you MUST use sarcasm tags.
That's not what I think. The poll merely provides evidence that 31-33% of Freepers don't want creationism taught in science classes, and I share that particular view, even though I am sure I disagree with many people in that 31-33% on many other things.
For example, someone could have voted "No" because they would like to see a religion track in schools. Thus, creation would not be taught side-by-side with the theory of evolution.
I would have no objection to such a scheme.
I think the questions were too narrow and don't do a lot to reach the intended result.
The indended result is to guague how many people want creationism taught in science class. The poll is perfectly worded for this purpose.
What does one's soul have to do with it?
Accepting reality is not a sin.
What do you mean by "too late"?
Do you think accepting evolution damns a person?
True, if that's the only difference between the freeper voters and the others. But when you look at those voting "Yes" (those who want creationism in science class) you see something very interesting. Among registered freepers, that vote is now 56%, and almost 11% are undecided or pass.
But among non-registered voters, the "Yes" vote is much higher. It's now 63.9%, and non-registered voters who are undecided or pass are only 6.3%. Big difference. Isn't it surprising that so few of them are in the undecided or pass groups? Something peculiar is going on here.
Registered freepers can only vote once (per screen name, of course). That's the most reliable vote. I have no idea what's going on with the others, but I'm starting to wonder.
As I said, a very narrow topic for a large, conservative, political website like FR.
"Stand by listeners..... the votes from Chicago are just beginning to be tallied, and a curious trend is emerging..."
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