The article also ignores the Christian belief that humans, unlike animals, are not just a body, but instead are made up of both a body and a soul. I think this is pretty critical to understanding the perspective of a lot of the people attempting to respond to the poll.
Also, I think the questions would have been more interesting without the 10,000 year figure, as it is very possible to reject human evolution without believing that the approximately 10,000 year age of mankind is literal or even having an opinion on that issue.
“humans, unlike animals, are not just a body, but instead are made up of both a body and a soul”.
Almost no one considers this point in the debate.
Whatever was happening on the planet earth for however long doesn’t matter any more than what was happening ANYWHERE in the void of space ABESENT MAN AND HIS HOLY SPRIT.
We ask if a tree falling in the forest makes a sound.
The matter that comprises the earth is inert, meaningless UNTIL God is present. “Life” REQUIRES the sprit informing it or it is merely a system of matter no different than a stone or any other matter.