Posted on 02/01/2009 5:11:28 PM PST by Baladas
Half of British adults do not believe in evolution, with at least 22% preferring the theories of creationism or intelligent design to explain how the world came about, according to a survey.
The poll found that 25% of Britons believe Charles Darwin's theory of evolution is "definitely true", with another quarter saying it is "probably true". Half of the 2,060 people questioned were either strongly opposed to the theory or confused about it.
The Rescuing Darwin survey, published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of Darwin's birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species, found that around 10% of people chose young Earth creationism – the belief that God created the world some time in the last 10,000 years – over evolution.
About 12% preferred intelligent design, the idea that evolution alone is not enough to explain the structures of living organisms. The remainder were unsure, often mixing evolution, intelligent design and creationism together. The survey was conducted by the polling agency ComRes on behalf of the Theos thinktank.
A spokesman for Sense about Science, an independent charitable trust, said it was important for scientists and educators to disentangle religious belief from evidence.
(Excerpt) Read more at guardian.co.uk ...
Belief in a god beside Darwin? How dare they? The High Priests of Darwinism are not happy!
Thinking evolution explains everything and discounting a Creator is sort of like two computers talking one day and one of them lecturing - “You see, humans didn’t invent us. We simply evolved from wires and other accidental electrical thingys. In fact, I doubt the real existence of humans and can say with some confidence that humans are actually computerized and generated by us and don’t really exist at all!” - Professor P.C. Megalo Maniac, January 10, 2009
Evolution, like gravity and relativity, is singularly unimpressed with poll results.
That is the future of Europe.
“pass the scotch.”
I’m pretty sure Bill has drained the bottle.
I said nothing about the age of the world, but you remind me of 12. Pass the MTV and hunker down in your HONDA and drive like an idiot with a shaved head. Darwinism is well beyond you. Pass a slice of pizza, tell me what Jenn Anniston is doing, keep kicking hackeysack, watch your skateboard in the snow, and remember Katie Couric rocks. And don’t Bogart that joint, my friend. Turn your baseball cap backward and suck Obama’s socialist horn, punk.
Ha! You almost have the gift, Billy boy. You remind me of an Irish poet I once knew...Oscar Wilde I think his name was. On second thought, I think you are in the A+ Bert school.
I’m pretty sure Bunk is drunk and voted for the Messiah.
Quoting Oscar Wilde confirms one as a sodomite.
Sounds like you want to get something off your chest Bill. We’re all friends here. It won’t go any further.
Damned well I want it off my chest. I “live” in the goddamned stinking corrupt ‘Rat state of NJ. We have two stinking corrupt Senators, a fucking idiot governor, and a supreme court that looks like a carnival freak show.
My beef is not with freepers but with Jerseyens.
Just bet Moslem responses were deleted. They’re the guys who believe God created apes out of men.
Based on what they see and hear on their streets, on BBC and in their government bureaucracies it is no wonder.
If they are sane and rational they probably belive in De-evolution and that is perfectly understandable.
Move if you hate it here. I hear Tijuana is nice this time of the year.
Many Muslims are creationists!
“McCain/Palin’s loss must’ve been over something else.”
We’re talking about UK here.
Cheers!
“the guys who believe God created apes out of men.”
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For what purpose?
Just another strange belief brought to you by the mullahs of the marsh eh!
That’s because half of ‘em are muslims.
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