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Non Gaming Discussions => Off-Topic => Topic started by: Samwise on January 07, 2008, 12:32:47 AM
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Heh, I saw this poll yesterday, it\'s pretty scary... From the site:
This chart depicts the public acceptance of evolution theory in 34 countries in 2005. Adults were asked to respond to the statement: "Human beings, as we know them, developed from earlier species of animals." The percentage of respondents who believed this to be true is marked in blue; those who believed it to be false, in red; and those who were not sure, in yellow.
A study of several such surveys taken since 1985 has found that the United States ranks next to last in acceptance of evolution theory among nations polled. Researchers point out that the number of Americans who are uncertain about the theory\'s validity has increased over the past 20 years.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/bigphotos/21329204.html
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i guess we have too many bible thumpers here I supposed. not me though, I don\'t care either way. But evolution makes more sense to me than some religious believe that aren\'t scientific nor proven to be true either.
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hard for me to believe that..i\'ve only run into one person that didnt believe in evolution (that i knew personally..not some random person i met on a street corner..so that\'s probably why)..oddly enough he\'s insanely smart and a huge animal person
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who cares
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You care Jumpy, I can see it in your eyes. They\'re the windows to your soul. Sometimes they say more. Than words could ever hold. We could wait a thousand lifetimes. And never feel like this again. But when you look at me that way. I can see it in your eyes.
Also Cyprus > USA. ;)
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who cares
jesus cares
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According to official statistics from January 2006, 83.0% [37] of Danes are members of the Lutheran state church, the Danish People\'s Church (Den Danske Folkekirke), also known as the Church of Denmark. According to article 6 of the Constitution, the Royal family must belong to this Church. 4% of the Danish population adhere to Islam, and other religions in Denmark, include non-Lutheran Christian denominations.
Church of gay is more like it.
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Ooh Jumpy I love it when you get nasty.
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go cyprus!!!
finally, uni has something to put in his arsenal when those pesky yanks are baiting him.
:)
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Where is Australia?
Not necesessarily because of Bible thumpers, there is such a thing as evolutionary creationsim. The Bible says God created the Earth and everything in it, it doesn\'t say how he did it. I personally don\'t believe we came from or evolved from other animals, i believe we are a species unto our own.
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The Bible says we\'re made of clay. Duh.
(or was it just dust, I can\'t remember)
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The Bible says we\'re made of clay. Duh.
(or was it just dust, I can\'t remember)
At the time the Bible was written, there was no word for evolution. Saying that we come from Earth is actually true. Think about it. :)
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Yeah, and dinosaurs lived on Noah\'s Ark. Which was like 6,000 years ago. :)
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Sam, don\'t lump all tolerant intelligent Christians with the fundies.
You know I\'m a Christian and that I believe in Evolution. Heck....even the Catholic Church has acknowledged that Evolution is likely true.
BTW, Subies > Evo
Remember that last part, Sam.
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Uh.. disturbing that Livets Ord represent such a large percent of the population. Surely such lunatics are the only once that dont believe in the evolution theory?
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Sam, don\'t lump all tolerant intelligent Christians with the fundies.
You know I\'m a Christian and that I believe in Evolution. Heck....even the Catholic Church has acknowledged that Evolution is likely true.
BTW, Subies > Evo
Remember that last part, Sam.
Don\'t worry, I\'m just having some fun. ;)
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hard for me to believe that..i\'ve only run into one person that didnt believe in evolution (that i knew personally..not some random person i met on a street corner..so that\'s probably why)..oddly enough he\'s insanely smart and a huge animal person
Where do you live? Here in Danville, Kentucky, I\'ve only met maybe three people who actually believe in evolution. The rest think evolution is just some silly notion that people use to down play God.
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go cyprus!!!
finally, uni has something to put in his arsenal when those pesky yanks are baiting him.
:)
I always have ;)
btw personally I would have been in the yellow part. Not because of anything said in the bible or anything religious, but because I ve read about a few things that make some scientists ponder (such as the missing link of the human evolution), and about some "strange" archaeological findings.
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The missing link between Neanderthals and apes is huge. I bet it was the aliens raping our ancestors. :)
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There is probably a significant difference between what people will tell you they believe, and how they would answer this question on an anonymous survey. I think many creationists know they would be ridiculed if they spoke about it openly.
Also, the question is somewhat poorly worded. I would not have used the word "animal." I\'m sure that had an undue influnce on some responses. Also note that according to his answer to the question, we have a creationist in this thread: ##RaCeR##.
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I find that survey to be a bit off. Though, if you polled the South where the fundies live, I can see that making sense. Its hard to go by a survey like that because there are so many variables in some nations. If you polled my college, I bet there would have been a higher percentage of people believing in evolution.
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fuck yeah, go Iceland.
That is all
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I doubt these polls are taking in a good portion of educated people :)...
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I doubt these polls are taking in a good portion of educated people :)...
theyre probably taking polls in front of churches,lol
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no australia. pffft fuck tards!
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fuck yeah, go Iceland.
That is all
Well, Iceland is #1 because they\'re cavemen and are direct witnesses to evolution. ;)