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whatthehey

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30. haven't seen worldwide numbers (would like to if you have them) but false in the US

Mon Mar 24, 2014, 02:56 PM

Mar 2014

46% of the US accepts creationism by "God".

http://www.thenation.com/article/168385/whats-matter-creationism

78% of the US is Christian and 95% of religious Americans are Christians.

http://www.christianpost.com/news/survey-christians-make-up-95-percent-of-u-s-religious-population-65621/

The only way to posit that this does not mean a majority of Christians are creationists is to pretend that about 7% of the population (46-(78/2)) thinks that a god in whom they do not believe created humans in their current form.

In reality even if you assume, absurdly, that ALL US Muslims and Jews are creationists (2.8%) and throw in another 1% for minority religions such as Jains and Hindus too, that still means at least 42/78 or 54% of Christians, at an absolute minimum, believe humans were created by God as is.

And that doesn't even include those who believe in a God-guided evolution.

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That is a good one nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #2

I'm ok pipoman Mar 2014 #3

Yep, if we ignore it wasn't orthogenic HereSince1628 Mar 2014 #4

Not all Christians Terra Alta Mar 2014 #5

Thank you get the red out Mar 2014 #27

haven't seen worldwide numbers (would like to if you have them) but false in the US whatthehey Mar 2014 #30

God created all life through the process of evolution. Damansarajaya Mar 2014 #31

That's not fair. A lot of Christians accept the scientific fact of evolution. Warren DeMontague Mar 2014 #6

Then why believe the rest of the bible? nt Logical Mar 2014 #8

Look, you are totally asking the wrong person that question. Warren DeMontague Mar 2014 #9

I'm a Christian for the most part and view the bible as metaphor Boom Sound 416 Mar 2014 #13

What I think... cui bono Mar 2014 #7

Really? Warren DeMontague Mar 2014 #11

First of all, there's something called a "joke" that most likely also evolved over time. cui bono Mar 2014 #12

and the joke'd be more funny if there wasn't a neverending stream of "humanity sucks" misanthropy Warren DeMontague Mar 2014 #15

This sort of thinking RainDog Mar 2014 #18

*** Warren DeMontague Mar 2014 #19

... RainDog Mar 2014 #20

Nice! Warren DeMontague Mar 2014 #22

My only regret is that I can't rec this post. NuclearDem Mar 2014 #23

I totally agree with you but, still, it was just a joke, and kinda funny. Vattel Mar 2014 #24

+ Everything seveneyes Mar 2014 #25

It's not "what they think happened". Vashta Nerada Mar 2014 #10

There *is* evidence of the crap from the bible. Kablooie Mar 2014 #17

didn't the graphic in the OP state "What actually happened"? n/t whopis01 Mar 2014 #29

You forgot the ancient alien theory. The one where they messed with Neanderthal DNA ... spin Mar 2014 #14

you should change "christians" to "creationists" . JI7 Mar 2014 #16

Whatever happened it was one giant MISTAKE! MoonRiver Mar 2014 #21

The problem is that dammed OT. ananda Mar 2014 #26

One of these is not like the others rock Mar 2014 #28