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Only 1 in 5 Americans Believe in
Complete Evolution Without God -
New Poll
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A woman walks beside
an exhibit displaying the evolution of humans, at the Darwin's Evolution
Exhibition
in the Calouste Gulbenkina Foundation in Lisbon February 12, 2009.
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By Katherine Weber,
Christian Post Reporter
July 23, 2013|7:34 pm
A new poll indicates that only one in five Americans
believe in evolution without the guidance of God, while a majority at 62
percent believe God played some role in human creation.
The results come from a recent YouGov poll, which
was conducted among 1,000 participants in the U.S. from July 8 to 9 and
questioned peoples' views on the origins of humans.
The poll asked the question "Which of the
following statements comes closest to your views on the origin of human
beings," with 21 percent answering "Human beings evolved from less
advanced life forms over millions of years, and God did not directly guide this
process."
A total of 62 percent answered that God had a hand
in human creation, with only 27 percent saying "Human [beings] evolved
from less advanced life forms over millions of years, but God guided this
process."
In addition, 55 percent said, "God created human
beings in their present form within the last ten thousand years."
A total of 17 percent of participants said they were
unsure of the origins of man.
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The YouGov poll says that although these results indicate a
small portion of the American population believing in pure, godless evolution,
they actually show a spike in pure evolutionists, compared to a poll taken in
2004.
The same question was asked by a CBS
poll in 2004 and found that only 13 percent believe in total evolution
without God; when the question was asked again in 2008, the number rose to 15
percent, and as seen by the most recent findings, the number has now risen to
21 percent.
YouGov said in a press release that the number of Americans believing wholly
in evolution without the influence of God may increase in the coming years, if
the trend from 2004 to 2013 continues.
"This number may continue to increase in the
coming years, as the belief in evolution without the influence of God is most
common among those 18-29 years old, with 31% of those in that age group
believing it," the U.K.-based market research firm said in the press
release.
The recent YouGov poll also asked Americans what
they thought about the teaching of creationism in public schools, with 40
percent saying they favor the teaching of creationism and intelligent design,
and 32 percent saying they oppose it; 29 percent said they are not sure.
Of those results, 57 percent of Republicans favor
the teaching of creationism, compared to only 30 percent of Democrats; only
five percent of Republicans believe God played no role in human creation or
evolution.
YouGov, an internet-based, international market
research firm founded in the U.K., conducted the survey among a
"representative sample of 1,000 Americans" earlier in July.
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Which one is the
truth, Evolutionism or creationism? Scientists and Christians have argued continuously
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creation of heaven and earth is not an exception. The contents of Genesis are in
parables, so it has deeper meaning that we should understand. The creation of
heaven and earth is the re-creation of new heaven and earth, and it is the
spiritual meaning.
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