Table 2 Frequency data for question 15
15. Please read all of the following options, then select the one that is closest to your perspective. | 1st-Year pre-Instruction | 1st-Year post-Instruction | Graduating seniors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Creationist postion | a. The Earth is young (6,000–10,000 years), with each of the six days of Genesis/Creation being 24-hour days. God created each kind of organism in its present form. | 7.3% | 4.1 | 3.3 |
Creationist postion | b. The Earth is ancient (many millions of years), with each of the six days of Genesis/Creation being long periods of time (thousands or millions of years). God created each kind of organism in its present form. | 8.5 | 10.7 | 6.6 |
Creationist postion | c. The Earth is ancient (many millions of years). Biological evolution occurs, but God has intervened at critical points. God created species through the laws of nature. | 28.0 | 28.7 | 19.7 |
Evolutionist postion | d. The Earth is ancient (many millions of years). Biological evolution describes a natural process that produces species without reliance upon intervention from God. Biological evolution neither supports nor denies the existence of God. | 31.7 | 41.0 | 55.7 |
Evolutionist postion | e. The Earth is ancient (many millions of years). Biological evolution occurs as a natural process to produce species. Biological evolution supports the idea that God does not exist. | 6.1 | 5.7 | 1.6 |
f. None of these options fit my perspective. If you select this answer, please describe your perspective, in as much detail as you can, in the following text box. | 18.3 | 9.8 | 13.1 |