RE: [asa] young earthers

I understand the polls are not always worded the best but I need something as something is better than nothing… I think many people erroneously extrapolate the question about humankind’s origin to beliefs about the age of the earth. I think that perhaps more people believe in human evolution than they realize, maybe since 1/5 people still think that the sun revolves around the earth (as of 1988 - ) then these people just don’t have a clear idea of the DATE of human origin. People can believe in evolution and also special creation of humans (as all of you know).

Anyway surely this state has to be out there. I’ll look in that book The Creationists, perhaps it’ sin there. But I need this promptly for a deadline on a book proposal, and I’ll do deeper research soon after that. I thought surely some of you might know! ☺

Wendee

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From: Michael Roberts [mailto:michael.andrea.r@ukonline.co.uk]
Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 2:42 AM
To: WENDEE HOLTCAMP; asa@calvin.edu
Subject: Re: [asa] young earthers

It is not easy to answer because you must frame the question properly.
 
I have doubts about questionnaires. There is also the problem of whether people believe in YEC or think they ought to think it. There is also the difference between a Christian who is committed to YES or just goes along with it because their church does.
 
A recent survey in the UK gave a high result but the questions were not framed properly.
 
I cannot get much beyond the anecdotal. In England in my church I find that about 5-10% of the clergy are YEC or more than sympathetic, and one person took a poll of Evangelical Anglican clergy and found 25% were YEC (as opposed to almost zero in 1970). In a country of low church attendance that means only a few % of British are YEC.
 
In the USA one must get behind the noise.- and the polls! Figures are difficult to give. I would suggest that most people just don't care .
 
Even so my impression that 40% or so of the USA are liable to say yes to YEC, but I bet less than half with any conviction.
 
A ramble, but you are in a swamp!
 
Michael
 
 
 
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From: WENDEE HOLTCAMP
To: asa@calvin.edu
Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 4:21 AM
Subject: [asa] young earthers

Does anyone know the % of people who believe in young earth creationism?

Believe it or not, the answer is not at all easy to find. All kinds of Pew and Gallup and Newsweek polls exist about evolution, and creationism, and polls that ask people if they think HUMANS were created in their present form less than 10,000 years ago but that is different from how many people think the earth is less than 10,000 years. Does anyone know the source to such a poll, or an estimate?

Thanks!
Wendee

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