Posted on 08/31/2006 7:42:01 PM PDT by PatrickHenry
More adults in the United States believe the theory of evolution is correct, according to a poll by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press. 51 per cent of respondents think that humans and other living things evolved over time, while 42 per cent say they existed in their present form since the beginning of time.
Charles Darwin’s "The Origin of Species" was first published in 1859. The book details the British naturalist’s theory that all organisms gradually evolve through the process of natural selection. Darwin’s views were antagonistic to creationism, the belief that a more powerful being or a deity created life.
In the United States, the debate on the topic accelerated after the 1925 Scopes trial, which tested a law that banned the teaching of evolution in Tennessee public schools. In 2004, Georgia’s Cobb County was at the centre of a controversy on whether science textbooks that explain evolutionary theory should include disclaimer stickers.
The theory of intelligent design suggests certain biological mechanisms are too complex to have developed without the involvement of a powerful force or intelligent being.
Last month, Austrian cardinal Christoph Schoenborn said the two views are not necessarily incompatible, declaring, "There is no conflict between science and religion, but a debate between a materialist interpretation of the results of science and a metaphysical philosophical interpretation. (...) The possibility that the Creator used evolution as a tool is completely acceptable for the Catholic faith."
Polling Data
Some people think that humans and other living things evolved over time. Others think that humans and other living things existed in their present form since the beginning of time. Which of these comes closest to your view?
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Jul. 2006 |
Jul. 2005 |
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Evolved over time |
51% |
48% |
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Existed in their present form |
42% |
42% |
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Don’t know / Refused |
7% |
10% |
Source: Pew Research Center for the People and the Press Methodology: Telephone interviews with 2,003 American adults, conducted from Jul. 6 to Jul. 19, 2006. Margin of error is 3 per cent.
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The definition of what a planet was updated. Nothing changed. Pluto is still up there.
Arius did not deny the divinity of Christ so why would one of his followers? The answer of course is that Newton didn't deny the divinity of Christ while he certainly questioned Trinitarian doctrine at certain points of his life. But there were many Christians extant before Trinitarian doctrine ever existed. IOW's the two are not mututally exclusive, that being a belief in the divinity of Jesus of Nazareth and being agnostic on the trinity are not two inputs to an exor gate.
Dude, they switched the images on you.
LOL!!!!
Theft placemark
Bwahahahaha! :-)
Somebody stealing something? Nobody ever tells me anything.
When are we going to have a Christian Evolution thread. I got a new book on the reformation and it talks about the evolution of Christianity over the centuries.
Darwin used "The Origin of Species" because he didn't have the work to describe the subject of his book
Speciation: The development of new biological species, or the causes of this process (1907)
That's to within a 1% level of confidence.
You can get 1% confidence with the results of a survey by polling a quite small number of people.
LOL! I guess so!
ROTFLMAO!
Troublemaker ...
Do you have any idea what the margin of error means?
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No it isn't. Rabbits are the devil's seed.
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Like a Greek oracle. If you know about it, and try to avoid it, you'll end up making it happen.
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