Frankly, I was shocked that even 8 out of 92 respondents were firm believers in creationism given the fact based analytical nature of Pigg posters. I thought the results would be more like 1 out of 92. No doubt the numbers will be higher applied to the whole country as areas like the bible belt weigh in. I suspect the number of bible thumpers are more than one thinks, some blatant while the silent majority stay polite and measured.
It is true there are lot’s of highly educated successful professionals that attend church on a regular basis. I see and socialize with them when I attend, and I attend primarily for the pragmatic sermons which helps one to live a positive and productive life. While most churchgoers would agree dinosaurs did not live 9000 years ago, most if not all will say Jesus is the true Son of God inferring a supernatural element. I’ve always wondered how many self proclaimed, western educated Christians truly believe this deep down inside. It’s one thing to claim in the belief of an animating force a la Deism, it’s quite another to presume God decided to single out this insignificant planet among the billions in this galaxy to have his presence known. Before anyone tries to save me from eternal damnation, know that I endured 12 years of Catholic school.
To this day, I personally still don’t know what to believe. I do know that in 1000 years when we make contact with an advanced life form, we need to keep the religious representatives out of the welcome committee. Telling our new friends to accept Jesus as their savior might result in a Ray Gun shoved up our worthless asses.
