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To: xcamel
You would have to ask CW about that. But I think the point was that more people of every age group in America (including seniors) believe in evolution (theistic or naturalistic) than believe in creationism, and that since the margin gets wider in the younger age ranges, this trend is only going to increase.

By the way, this is consistent with the numbers I posted at the beginning. Although creationists make up the plurality when you divide things up into: creationists, theistic evolutionists, and naturalistic evolutionists, to find a direct creationists/evolutionists comparison you have to combine the number for the theistic and naturalistic evolutionists. A poll I referenced says the numbers (when it's strictly creationists/evolutionists) is currently around 45/55. CW's referenced chart says that creationists-in-the-minority is true for all three of the major age groups definied.

And it's a much bigger division the younger you get. In the "55 and older" population, creationists are almost even with evolutionists. But by the time you get down to the "18 to 34" age group, there are nearly three people who believe in evolution for every one who believes in creationism.

In other words, creationists are losing the debate. And whatever your perspective, that is a meaningful bit of data.

178 posted on 10/25/2009 6:43:16 PM PDT by john in springfield (One has to belong to the intelligentsia to believe such things.No ordinary man could be such a fool.)
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To: john in springfield
"And it's a much bigger division the younger you get. In the "55 and older" population, creationists are almost even with evolutionists. But by the time you get down to the "18 to 34" age group, there are nearly three people who believe in evolution for every one who believes in creationism.

In other words, creationists are losing the debate. And whatever your perspective, that is a meaningful bit of data."

While some may find that opinion, and its possibility of being true alarming, I do not. The world is the way the world is, whether God made it that way or not.

And Man's fate, his ultimate shape and reason for being, is now more in his own hands than ever.

As God wills, then, we will go on to feats of glory, or perish in conflict. But we should not seek to say that it is God who forces this behavior on us.

We will assuredly determine our own fate, and we will deserve it.

189 posted on 10/25/2009 7:09:20 PM PDT by NicknamedBob (Obam Government says, "Get used to being poor." / America responds, "Ain't gonna happen.")
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