chi here, doing a substitute log entry in the absence of R. Dominuque.
The nice people at harris obviously decided that there weren't more worthwhile things to do polls on, and decided to do a poll about how many americans believe in things like god, the devil, hell, reincarnation, etc
they came up with these findings:
This is what your friends and neighbors believe in:
* God: 90 percent
* Miracles: 89 percent
* Survival of the soul after death: 84 percent
* Resurrection of Christ: 80 percent
* Virgin birth: 77 percent
* Devil: 68 percent
* Hell: 69 percent
* Ghosts: 51 percent
* Astrology: 31 percent
* Reincarnation: 27 percent
Where will you go after you die?
* Expect to go to heaven: 63 percent
* Expect to go to hell: 1 percent
* Expect to go to purgatory: 6 percent
* Expect to go someplace else: 11 percent
* Don't have a clue: 18 percent
and also, the nice people at harris decided to rate how likely someone is to believe in a particular thing
Here are some fun facts from The Harris Poll:
* Women are more likely than men to hold both Christian and non-Christian beliefs.
* African-Americans are more likely than whites and Hispanics to hold Christian beliefs.
* Republicans are more likely to hold Christian beliefs than members of other political parties.
* The level of religious belief is generally highest among people without a college education and lowest among those with postgraduate degrees.
* Not all people who call themselves Christians actually hold conventional Christian beliefs. For example, 1 percent of Christians do not believe in God and 8 percent do not believe in the survival of the soul after death.
* More than a quarter of those who say they are not Christian do believe in the resurrection of Jesus and the Virgin birth.
i find it interesting that, looking at this information, a white, educated, male is likely to believe absolutely nothing in particular.
ausing, neh?
The nice people at harris obviously decided that there weren't more worthwhile things to do polls on, and decided to do a poll about how many americans believe in things like god, the devil, hell, reincarnation, etc
they came up with these findings:
This is what your friends and neighbors believe in:
* God: 90 percent
* Miracles: 89 percent
* Survival of the soul after death: 84 percent
* Resurrection of Christ: 80 percent
* Virgin birth: 77 percent
* Devil: 68 percent
* Hell: 69 percent
* Ghosts: 51 percent
* Astrology: 31 percent
* Reincarnation: 27 percent
Where will you go after you die?
* Expect to go to heaven: 63 percent
* Expect to go to hell: 1 percent
* Expect to go to purgatory: 6 percent
* Expect to go someplace else: 11 percent
* Don't have a clue: 18 percent
and also, the nice people at harris decided to rate how likely someone is to believe in a particular thing
Here are some fun facts from The Harris Poll:
* Women are more likely than men to hold both Christian and non-Christian beliefs.
* African-Americans are more likely than whites and Hispanics to hold Christian beliefs.
* Republicans are more likely to hold Christian beliefs than members of other political parties.
* The level of religious belief is generally highest among people without a college education and lowest among those with postgraduate degrees.
* Not all people who call themselves Christians actually hold conventional Christian beliefs. For example, 1 percent of Christians do not believe in God and 8 percent do not believe in the survival of the soul after death.
* More than a quarter of those who say they are not Christian do believe in the resurrection of Jesus and the Virgin birth.
i find it interesting that, looking at this information, a white, educated, male is likely to believe absolutely nothing in particular.
ausing, neh?