RE: Evolution is obvious
June 24, 2014 at 6:14 pm
(This post was last modified: June 24, 2014 at 6:26 pm by Cato.)
When talking about believers, keep in mind that we are mostly only talking about evangelicals. Most other believers have no problem accepting the truth of evolution.
![[Image: evolution2013-2.png]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=www.pewforum.org%2Ffiles%2F2013%2F12%2Fevolution2013-2.png)
http://www.pewforum.org/2013/12/30/publi...evolution/
I agree that taking advantage of everything we can know today makes accepting evolutionary theory easier, I even stated that denying it is an extreme position.
Evolution acceptance rates significantly increase with education levels. Not definitive, but this hardly suggests evolution is just a matter of pointing at the evidence.
![[Image: evolution2013-5.png]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=www.pewforum.org%2Ffiles%2F2013%2F12%2Fevolution2013-5.png)
http://www.pewforum.org/2013/12/30/publi...evolution/
http://www.pewforum.org/2013/12/30/publi...evolution/
(June 24, 2014 at 3:58 pm)Chuck Wrote: What is obvious depends on what you already know. Evolution is obvious based on what we know in 2014 AD. it might have been obvious based on what we knew in 1780 AD had christainity not used threats and underhanded cajoling to increase to social barrier to its acceptance. But It was probably not obvious before western oceanic global exploration amassed the zoological and botanical knowledge in the 17th and 18th century.
I agree that taking advantage of everything we can know today makes accepting evolutionary theory easier, I even stated that denying it is an extreme position.
Evolution acceptance rates significantly increase with education levels. Not definitive, but this hardly suggests evolution is just a matter of pointing at the evidence.
http://www.pewforum.org/2013/12/30/publi...evolution/
