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40% of Americans Believe In Creationism-- Down From Prior Polls

By Howard M. Friedman

A Gallup poll released earlier this month shows that 40% of Americans believe in creationist theory. They said they agree with the statement: "God created human beings pretty much in their present form at one time in the last 10,000 years or so." This is the lowest percentage that believe this in the history of Gallup's asking this question.  In the poll just released, 38% of those surveyed instead chose the statement: "Human beings have developed over millions of years from less advanced forms of life, but God guided this process."  Finally 16% chose the response: "Human beings have developed over millions of years from less advanced forms of life, but God had no part in this process." The survey showed that those with less formal education were more likely to hold creationist views, as were Republicans and those who attend church weekly. [Thanks to Alliance Alert for the lead.]

Full post as published by Religion Clause on December 30, 2010 (boomark / email).