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:The percentage of support for Young Earth Creationism has actually gone up 2 points since 1982 when the question was first asked. 2/3 of Americans believing it's true is much higher than most people realize. I think a public polling section here would be fitting. --[[User:Jzyehoshua|Jzyehoshua]] 12:33, 24 July 2012 (EDT)
:The percentage of support for Young Earth Creationism has actually gone up 2 points since 1982 when the question was first asked. 2/3 of Americans believing it's true is much higher than most people realize. I think a public polling section here would be fitting. --[[User:Jzyehoshua|Jzyehoshua]] 12:33, 24 July 2012 (EDT)
::I will fix it later this week. Thanks. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] 13:02, 24 July 2012 (EDT)
::I will fix it later this week. Thanks. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] 13:02, 24 July 2012 (EDT)
:::Alright, thanks! Here's the content I'm proposing - I'd add it myself if the page weren't protected:
==Public Opinion==
Public polling, as seen below (sourced from Gallup<ref>), reveals that 46% of Americans believe in Young Earth Creationism, that "''God created human beings pretty much in their present form at one time within the last 10,000 years or so''" (2012, May 3-6). 32% believe that humans evolved with God guiding (Old Earth Creationism), and just 15% believe humans evolved but God had no part in the process (Atheistic Evolution).
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" align="center"
! Polling Date
! Young Earth Creationism
! Old Earth Creationism
! Atheistic Evolution
! No opinion
|-
| 2012, May 3-6
|align="center"|46%
|align="center"|32%
|align="center"|15%
|align="center"|7%
|-
| 2010, December 10-12
|align="center"|40%
|align="center"|38%
|align="center"|16%
|align="center"|6%
|-
| 2008, May 8-11
|align="center"|44%
|align="center"|36%
|align="center"|14%
|align="center"|5%
|-
| 2007, May 10-13
|align="center"|43%
|align="center"|38%
|align="center"|14%
|align="center"|4%
|-
| 2006, May 8-11
|align="center"|46%
|align="center"|36%
|align="center"|13%
|align="center"|5%
|-
| 2004, November 7-10
|align="center"|45%
|align="center"|38%
|align="center"|13%
|align="center"|4%
|-
| 2001, November 19-21
|align="center"|45%
|align="center"|37%
|align="center"|12%
|align="center"|5%
|-
| 1999, August 24-26
|align="center"|47%
|align="center"|40%
|align="center"|9%
|align="center"|4%
|-
| 1997, November 6-9
|align="center"|44%
|align="center"|39%
|align="center"|10%
|align="center"|7%
|-
| 1993, June 23-26
|align="center"|47%
|align="center"|35%
|align="center"|11%
|align="center"|7%
|-
| 1982, January
|align="center"|44%
|align="center"|38%
|align="center"|9%
|align="center"|9%
|-
|}
In 2007 (June 1-3), Gallup also asked Americans what they thought of Young Earth Creationism and Evolution, whether they believe them to be Definitely True, Probably True, Probably False, or Definitely False. 39% answered Young Earth Creationism is Definitely True, and 27% Probably True, a total of 66% support. 18% answered Evolution is Definitely True, and 35% Probably True, a total of 53% support.
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" align="center"
! Answer
! Definitely True
! Probably True
! Probably False
! Definitely False
! No opinion
|-
| Creationism, that is, the idea that God created human beings pretty much in their present form at one time within the last 10,000 years
|align="center"|39%
|align="center"|27%
|align="center"|16%
|align="center"|15%
|align="center"|3%
|-
| Evolution, that is, the idea that human beings developed over millions of years from less advanced forms of life
|align="center"|18%
|align="center"|35%
|align="center"|16%
|align="center"|28%
|align="center"|3%
|-
|}
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