bling

I'm still looking for more precise numbers here, but in general, this is what I have learned:

There are 20 to 25 million Evangelicals in America. Approx. half of them vote. 85% of those, voted for Bush.

That's about 8.75 million surplus people voting for Bush who do not believe in evolution.


Anyone got a spare ticket outta here?

sprocket

What makes you believe people will be any less crazy in other parts of the world?

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djtestudo

You know, I hear the Middle East has much more liberal views on the world. Try Iran.

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irateplatypus

you might want to check w/the folks in hollywood. they must have plenty of unused tickets from 4 years ago.

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bling

I get the impression that most other western democracies don't rely on fundamentalist viewpoints as much as the States.

djestudo - That's an idea. But it just seems like going from one fundy bastion to another, ya know?

irateplatypus

bling,

i was just playing along w/ya... but you're really stretching now. you've gone from assuming that every single evangelical is also a creationist. from there you've concluded that every single creationist stance is incompatible with a viable version of evolution. now you've taken those assumptions and concluded that their democratic participation is based on that viewpoint when there are hundreds of more relevant issues.

i can already tell this is going to be messy.

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bling

That's all I was lookin' for.

Mephisto2

They're perfectly entitled to their opinion.

They're wrong, but hey... so are people who wear tartan pants.

Mr Mephisto

bling

And a plane ticket to London if ya got it.

Mephisto2

Try Australia. It's much nicer, if rather less cultured.

Mr Mephisto

bling

I'm totally down with that. You got a spare couch?

flstf

Well, people here do have freedom of religion. As much as we may disagree with their choices, most of us will defend their right to do so.

daswig

Don't forget the 80 to 100 MILLION legal gun owners out there. You piss them off at your own risk, as I'm sure Kerry realizes now.