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Why are you changing the subject? How is this relevant? You said young earth creationism was uniquely an American phenomenon. You said that nowhere in the West
by lbrandy 17y ago
Why are you changing the subject? How is this relevant?
You said young earth creationism was uniquely an American phenomenon. You said that nowhere in the Western world does young earth creationism approach 40%. Except.. that's -exactly- what is happening in the UK (32% + 8% "don't knows"). I've provided you with the evidence. The reason I chimed into this conversation is because you were making statements that were simply false.
You don't think I'm acutely aware of the US acceptance of evolution? Why is that relevant? Did you somehow read into my statements that the US didn't have a major problem? Dawkins statement is SLIGHTLY exaggerated, statistically. Your response, however, was substantially more inaccurate.
- run4yourlives 17y agoThe graph I linked to clearly shows that a majority of the western world have only small minorities that disagree with the statement that we have evolved from another species. In other words: evolution. I know you would like to continue to belabour the point that 40% of the population of most western nations are young earth creationists, but that simply isn't supported. Dawkins' statement is a distortion of the facts. Most people in modern countries - with the exception of the US - have accepted the basic tenets of evolution. Like I've said elsewhere, it is only Dawkins that attaches to this the condition that in order to believe evolution you must not believe in a god.