Does anyone here find it scary that 39% of the US believes in creationism?

Question

The Vatican itself has a lower percent than that. (about 12%) If all those people believe in such a fallacy, then isn't there a danger that they could be convinced to believe in other ridiculous things. (like if the government tried to use god to justify the taking away of our inalienable rights)Thoughts? (Please don't use this question to simply insult religions. Atheists can provide their answers and religious can provide theirs, we don't need to be constantly trying to insult each other)

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Answer 1

Yes, it is scary that they, basically run the country.

BTW, WTF does the size of the Vatican have to do with the percentage of the people that believe in anything? Here is another example of why they are so scary. Basic math concepts are beyond their grasp, yet, they have the power to invade any place they damn well please.

Science proving the Bible? ROTFLMAO!

Answer 2

The day I see a pole where the entirety of the United States has been polled, and thus an exact percentage can be calculated, I view all statistics as selective opinions, not to be trusted.

Also, so what 39% believe in creationism, that leaves 61% (a far greater majority) who are at least open to science and/or some other reason for the earth coming into being. That's like saying 39% of people believe fruit loops are evil; that means a majority of Americans (polled, at least) have some semblance of sanity.

Answer 3

I wonder where you got the percentage, but if true, things are not quite as bad as I feared. This country was founded under the thought in place that there would be no state church, thus separation of church and state. The constitution and other early historical writings and speeches recorded for all time, all went under a one God belief system, and our laws were modeled from the Judeo-Christian belief in the ten commandments.

Answer 4

39% is a raw statistic. According to Harris, 90% of Americans believe in God, while only 36% attend religious services. Rasmussen Reports indicate that 63% of Americans believe the Bible is literally true and the Word of God. If 63% interpret the Bible literally, how is it only 39% believe in creationism.
Americans spend about eight-and-a-half hours a day, watching television, using computers, listening to the radio, going to the movies or reading. Americans work 46 hours a week, spend twenty minutes getting there and devote forty-five hours to asleep.
60.7% of voters may favor a religious president, but only 39 to 57% of eligible voters participate in elections. Out of forty-five new members in the U.S. House of Representatives and nine in the U.S. Senate in 1994, roughly half were Christian Coalition candidates.

Answer 5

Well, Vatican City is the smallest country in the world. America is a pretty large one. Also, it's much higher than 39%, I know this from guessing.

It also shows that nobody has checked out talk.origins

http://talkorigins.org/

Answer 6

I find it scary only because that means that 61% of the US don't believe in creationism. I also find it scary that the percentage you quoted us of those who believe in creationism is smaller than the percentage of Christians in the US which means there must be a lot of confused Christians if your statistic is true. Obviously I am one of the 39% who belive it far more likely that we are the perfect and wonderful work of an almighty creator.
As opposed to the belief of the 61% who seem to think we have hap-hazardly arived at this advanced state of being by chance. I must say that, even though those who believe in more "scientific" reasons for our existance are so quick to bash those of faith, they should be comended because in reality it takes more faith to believe evolution than to believe creation.
One final note you are asking that those who answer this question not insult people's religions but aren't you insulting the religions of those who believe in creation by saying that it is ridiculous and comparing it to the blind following of a government to the point of stupidity.
Note that while I made it clear that I do not believe you are right in thinking we came to be by a means other than creation. I never once called YOUR beliefs ridiculous instead I mearly commended you on your incredible faith.

Answer 7

Evolutions theories are constantly changing. Right now I am just watching. I am Christian but I kind of adopt some aspects of evolution and some I don't necessarily agree with. I don' have to agree with it all. Everything should be evaluated carefully. Much of what we think we know we only think we know. And it may be that we don't actually know it.

Answer 8

I agree. I knew about it, actually. In fact, I thought it was more. But I didn't know about the Vatican. And I agree that it's scary, just like it's scary that Bush says he gets his advice from God, or that Tony Blair says that his actions will be judged by God, and God only. States should be secular.

Answer 9

I find it scary that 99% of the US population doesnt know whats going on with HAARP, CERN's LHC, and Nanotechnology... I got my stats from a very relyible sorce...

Answer 10

It's actually closer to 50% and yes, it terrifies me.

This is from Newsweek:

"Sixty-two percent say they favor teaching creation science in addition to evolution in public schools; 26 percent oppose such teaching, the poll shows. Forty-three percent favor teaching creation science instead of evolution in public schools; 40 percent oppose the idea."