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Over half of people in the U.S. don't believe in evolution.
by danielrm26 16y ago
Over half of people in the U.S. don't believe in evolution.
- Alex3917 16y agoIt depends how you define "don't believe". They might say they don't believe in evolution, but that doesn't mean they act in ways that are logically congruent with evolution being false.
- philwelch 16y agoMost people don't act in ways that are logically congruent with all their beliefs. You're lucky if their beliefs are consistent with each other.
- Alex3917 16y ago"Most people don't act in ways that are logically congruent with all their beliefs." Do they really believe them then? Is there any reason not to say that a belief, by definition, is something (among other things) that you act logically consistently with.
- bapadna 16y agoIf somebody says "evolution is a lie, and it shouldn't be taught to children", the fact that they don't actually live their life according to that credo is sort of irrelevant.
- philwelch 16y agoI'm sure there's a word you can define as something that you act logically consistent with, but I think it's closer to the word "motivation" than the word "belief".
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- lotharbot 16y agoWhat blew my mind was realizing that the amount of energy people put into arguments about "belief in evolution" is far more than the amount of energy put into actual research. (Similar for "belief in creationism" vs actually studying the Bible.) It's apparently very important for everyone to have a strong opinion on a topic that doesn't really matter that much if you're not doing medical or biological research.
- wr1472 16y agoConversely almost half of people in the US believe in Evolution. ie. You can make statistics say almost anything you want.