1 in 5 people then need help with reality. People are not preying to Zeus or Apollo anymore, why, they don't exist. Gods are myths perpetuated by groups for control and tax free funds for it's leaders. Nothing more. Why don't christians burn witches anymore? Why did religion hate a round earth?

By Paul Martin | February 27, 2009 9:58 AM

It terrifies me to think that 1 out 5 people around me believe in this rubbish. Obviously there will be people in positions of great responsibilty such as teachers or social workers who adhere to these myths. I question how such people can do there jobs effectively when they obviously have such a religious bent.

God help us.... whoops!!

By Deep Throat | February 27, 2009 1:05 PM

Part of the reason is that:
"Protestants are much more likely than Catholics to believe in the Biblical creation story," is that a number of Catholic schools and churches have failed to proclaim some of the Church's magisterial statements, such as:

- Genesis does not contain purified myths. (Pontifical Biblical Commission 1909)

- Genesis contains real history—it gives an account of things that really happened.(Pius XII)

- Adam and Eve were real human beings—the first parents of all mankind. (Pius XII)
. . .
- The “beginning” of the world included the creation of all things, the creation of Adam and Eve and the Fall (Jesus Christ [Mark 10:6]; Pope Innocent III; Blessed Pope Pius IX, Ineffabilis Deus).
. . .
- All the Fathers who wrote on the subject believed that the Creation days were no longer than 24-hour-days. (Consensus of the Fathers of the Church)
. . .
- St. Peter and Christ Himself in the New Testament confirmed the global Flood of Noah. It covered all the then high mountains and destroyed all land dwelling creatures except eight human beings and all kinds of non-human creatures aboard the Ark (Unam Sanctam, 1302)
. . .
- Evolution must not be taught as fact, but instead the pros and cons of evolution must be taught. (Pius XII, Humani Generis)

Partial quote from:
What Does The Catholic Church Teach about Origins?
http://www.kolbecenter.org/church_teaches.htm

By JosephU | February 27, 2009 1:08 PM

How did evolution start?

By Tom | February 27, 2009 2:05 PM

Some people cannot live with emptiness and then they created a copy of themselves.

By Robert van der Veen | February 27, 2009 3:58 PM

Are these the 1 in 5 who ingest magic mushrooms on an hourly basis?. It must be to believe those fairy tales.

By Paul | February 27, 2009 5:03 PM

Easy to deride these people, but they are no less gullible than those who believe in an unproved theory. I challenge you to poll how many believe government is the solution to our problems! Now that's gullibility for you!

By Cassandra Troy | February 27, 2009 5:54 PM

"Gods are myths perpetuated by groups for control and tax free funds for it's leaders"

Wow, as someone who believes in Creationism, I'd love to know where those tax free funds are...! Are you still eligible even if you're under the 30% ruling?

By stoney | February 27, 2009 6:05 PM

Just look at the evidence - fossils, the differences visible in the same species in different locations, genetics, DNA - evolution is a proven fact! 1 in 5 people need better education. If the Bible is accurate, why does it give 2 different accounts for the creation of women?

By Kate | February 27, 2009 10:10 PM

Christians (catholic, protestant, orthodox), Muslims and Jews all likely confess that our cosmos is a creation and has a Creator. Most read the six-day Biblical account as revealing in non-scientific terms to every age, race and intelligence, that this cosmos (including the laws which govern it and explain its behaviour) is entirely the creation of a God we can know. So what? The deeply religious, irrational faith of a few, that nothingness and chance are our parents (Dawkins and Hitchin)and that humans have no more value than bacteria, is a curiosity, truly worthy of research and media attention. Whose is the credulity? Evolutionary theory at best handles evidence for weighing second-order questions (and deserves respect when it does so honestly).

By DR Hanson MA FRCS | February 27, 2009 10:22 PM

Yes, why is this simple fact so hard for those to understand. Creationism is fact. For ones who doubt please read the book of Genesis. Gods peace to you all who question. USA

By jenny saavedra-booy | March 1, 2009 1:00 AM

Believing in creationism is a delusion created by the disease of self-importance.

By Ben | March 2, 2009 9:35 AM

Science says we evolved from one set of parents,the Bible says that there was Adam and Eve, the Bible says GOD spoke and it came into existence,scientist say that everything came about out of nothing ,(Michio Kaku),(Stephen Hawkings),there are so many things that are there to agree with the Bible that scientists are just now discovering.Reading the comments are interesting,sounds like a lot of angst out there over Christianity,I kind of doubt your being forced to come to church,and unlike other religions which would force certain behaviors ,I would suggest being a little bit kinder in your view of other peoples beliefs!Islam made the Muslim nations ,Buddism and confuscism ,Japan etc. ,Christianity the West .I believe that says it all!

By schon shea | March 11, 2009 6:20 AM

I was wondering if any of the members of the Dutch royal family read the Bible, believe in creationism, and are born again Christians - seeing that they all claim to be protestants, with the exception of Princess Maxima.

By PJ Frickey | January 13, 2010 5:30 PM