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Creationism / Evolutionism Pseudoscience Questionnaire

The following questionnaire is based on the one developed by Francis Harold, Raymond Eve, Luanne Hudson and Kenneth Feder in 1985. They published the results which were presented in a symposium in 1986--"Cult Archaeology and Creationism." The second edition of the book was published in 1995. The book is not primarily interested in showing why certain pseudoscientific ideas are wrong, but rather understanding and dealing with them. However, anthropologists Francis Harold, Luanne Hudson and Kenneth Feder, and sociologist Raymond Eve, haven't a clue when it comes to Creationism. They a priori classify Creationism as pseudoscience. As a result, their analysis is faulty.

I find their results quite interesting though, and I thought it would be even more interesting to poll the Internet rather than some university students. So, I have modified the questionnaire for the general public and to reflect a better understanding of Creationism and Evolutionism.

To view the current results click here. I have started a preliminary analysis which can be found here.

 

Opinion Questionnaire

The following questionnaire is designed to study of the ideas you have about several scientific and other topics. It is divided into two parts. The first part concerns some background on yourself (but we do not want your name -- you will remain anonymous). In the second part we will ask your opinions on a number of topics. Please answer all items as best you can. Please be truthful -- we are really interested in what you think. Thank you very much for participating in this study!

Section 1

1. Age:

  1. 14-18
  2. 19-22
  3. 23-29
  4. 30-39
  5. 40-49
  6. 50-69
  7. 70 and above.

2. Schooling: (attending or highest level)

High School

  1. Freshman
  2. Sophomore
  3. Junior
  4. Senior

College:

  1. Freshman
  2. Sophomore
  3. Junior
  4. Senior
  5. Masters
  6. Doctorate
  7. Other

3. Area of academic Major: (Select one)

  1. Architecture/Environmental Design
  2. Business Administration
  3. Engineering, Computer Science.
  4. Humanities (Art, English, Foreign Languages, Philosophy, General Studies, History, Music, Journalism, Communications, Physical Education)
  5. Natural/Physical Sciences (Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Geology, Physics. Microbiology, Mathematics, Medical Technology, Pre-Med, Nursing)
  6. Social/Behavioral Sciences (Anthropology, Political Science, Sociology, Social Work, Urban Studies, Criminal Justice, Psychology)
  7. Other

4. Sex:

  1. Male
  2. Female

5. Grade point average on the 4-point scale: (Select one)

  1. 0.0 - 0.99
  2. 1.0 - 1.99
  3. 2.0 - 2.49
  4. 2.5 - 2.99
  5. 3.0 - 3.49
  6. 3.5 - 4.00

6. How many books do you read per year.

  1. 0 - 2
  2. 3 - 10
  3. over 10

For Nos. 7-16 please tell us whether you have taken a college-level course in each of the following areas. (select as many as apply)

  1. Anthropology (except Archaeology)
  2. Archaeology
  3. Astronomy
  4. Biology
  5. Chemistry or Physics
  6. Geology
  7. History
  8. Logic
  9. Psychology
  10. Religious Studies

17. Mother's education: (Select most advanced level completed)

  1. Elementary school
  2. High school
  3. Technical or trade school
  4. College-University
  5. Graduate or professional school (medical, law, etc.)

18. Father's education: (Select most advanced level completed)

  1. Elementary school
  2. High school
  3. Technical or trade school
  4. College-University
  5. Graduate or professional school (medical, law, etc.)

19. Where did you grow up mostly? (select one)

  1. In the country (rural area)
  2. In a small town/city (pop. below 50,000)
  3. In a medium-sized metro area (50,000 to 500,000 people)
  4. In a large metro area (over 500,000 people)

20. In what country or area did you grow up? (select one)

  1. U.S.A.
  2. Britain
  3. Europe
  4. Africa (except Middle East)
  5. Asia (except Middle East)
  6. Middle East
  7. Canada
  8. Latin America
  9. Australia
  10. Other

21. If you grew up in the U.S.A., in what region was this? (select one)

  1. New England (ME, VT, NH, MA, RI, CT)
  2. Middle Atlantic (NY, PA, NJ)
  3. South Atlantic (FL, GA, SC, NC, VA, WV, MD, DE)
  4. East North Central (WI, IL, IN, OH, MI)
  5. South Central (OK, AR, LA, MS, AL, TN, KY)
  6. Texas
  7. West North Central (ND, SD, NE, KS, IA, MO, MN)
  8. Mountain (MT, ID, WY, NV, UT, CO, AZ, NM)
  9. Pacific West (WA, OR, AK, HI)
  10. California

22. If you did not grow up in the U.S.A., where did you live? (fill in the blank)

23. If you lived in the U.S.A. during the past FIVE YEARS, in what region was this? (select one)

  1. New England (ME, VT, NH, MA, RI, CT)
  2. Middle Atlantic (NY, PA, NJ)
  3. South Atlantic (FL, GA, SC, NC, VA, WV, MD, DE)
  4. East North Central (WI, IL, IN, OH, MI)
  5. South Central (OK, AR, LA, MS, AL, TN, KY)
  6. Texas
  7. West North Central (ND, SD, NE, KS, IA, MO, MN)
  8. Mountain (MT, ID, WY, NV, UT, CO, AZ, NM)
  9. Pacific West (WA, OR, AK, HI)
  10. California

24. If you have not lived in the U.S.A. during the past Five years, where did you live? (Fill in the blank)

25. What is your religious affiliation? (select one)

  1. Eastern Orthodox
  2. Roman Catholic
  3. Jewish
  4. Latter-Day Saints
  5. Moslem
  6. Protestant
  7. Other,
  8. None

26. If Protestant what is you religious affiliation? (Select one.)

  1. Assemblies of God
  2. Baptist
  3. Churches of Christ
  4. Jehovah's Witnesses
  5. Episcopal
  6. Foursquare Gospel
  7. Lutheran
  8. Methodist
  9. Presbyterian
  10. Seventh-day Adventist
  11. Other,


27. How important is religion in your life? (select one)

  1. Very important
  2. Somewhat important
  3. Unimportant

28. About how often do you attend church in a year? (select one)

  1. Never
  2. Twice
  3. 10 times
  4. 30 times
  5. 50 times
  6. 100 times

29. Religiously, which of the following terms describes you best? (select one)

  1. Fundamentalist
  2. Conservative
  3. Moderate
  4. Liberal
  5. Non-religious

30. How important is politics in your life? (select one)

  1. Unimportant
  2. Somewhat important
  3. Very Important

31. Which of the following best describes you political philosophy? (select one)

  1. Conservative
  2. Moderate
  3. Liberal
  4. Radical

32. Were you taught about Evolutionism in your high school Biology course(s)?

  1. Yes, and Creationism was positively taught along with it.
  2. Yes, and Creationism was derisively taught along with it.
  3. Yes, and Creationism was NOT taught along with it.
  4. No.

33. Were you taught about Creationism in your high school Biology course(s)?

  1. Yes, and Evolutionism was positively taught along with it.
  2. Yes, and Evolutionism was derisively taught along with it.
  3. Yes, and Evolutionism was NOT taught along with it.
  4. No.

34. Which of the following best agrees with your conception of the modern theory of evolution (i.e. Evolutionism)? (select one)

  1. Man evolved from an ape-like ancestor in Africa.
  2. Evolution occurred because differing individual organisms left different numbers of offspring.
  3. Evolution involved a purposeful striving toward higher forms (stead progress from microbes to man).
  4. Evolution occurred because the strong eventually eliminated the weak.

35. Do you think the modern theory of evolution (i.e. Evolutionism) has a valid scientific foundation? (select one)

  1. Yes, because it is possible to test many hypotheses of evolutionary theory.
  2. Yes, even though we can never test hypotheses about events in the past.
  3. No, because we can never be sure about events in the past.
  4. No, because evolutionary theory is based mainly on speculation, not hard scientific facts.
  5. No, because Evolutionism is a philosophical world view within which scientific research interpreted.
  6. No, because it goes against my convictions.

36. Which of the following best agrees with your conception of the modern view of Creationism? (select one)

  1. God created all life forms some 6000 years ago exactly as they are today.
  2. God created many basic kinds of animals (and plants) some 6000 years ago which have the capability to modify and adapt by genetic variation to environmental conditions.
  3. God created simple life forms which then evolved over millions of years resulting in man and the many varieties of life existing today.

37. Do you think that modern Creationism has a valid scientific foundation? (select one)

  1. Yes, because it is possible to test many hypotheses of Creationary Theory.
  2. Yes, even though we can never test hypotheses about events in the past.
  3. No, because we can never be sure about events in the past.
  4. No, because Creationism is based on religious speculation, not on hard scientific facts.
  5. No, because Creationism is a philosophical world view within which scientific research is interpreted.
  6. No, because it goes against my convictions.

For Numbers 38-51, please tell us how often you watch or read each of the following, using the following scale.

Information Source Daily Often Sometimes Rarely Never
38. News programs on TV
39. Popular science magazines like Discover or Scientific American
40. Daily Newspapers
41. National Enquirer, Star, or similar papers.
42. "In Search Of..," "That's Incredible," Ripley's Believe It or Not," or similar TV shows.
43. Books reporting on UFOs, the Bermuda Triangle, ancient astronauts, or similar subjects.
44. Science programs on PBS like "NOVA" or "Cosmos"
45. Science fiction or fantasy books, stories or TV programming.
46. Books or essays by science writers like Carl Sagan.
47. Professional scientific journals like Science or Nature.
48. Professional scientific technical journals.
49. Creationary Profession scientific journals like CRSQ, CenTJ.
50. Books advocating Creationism by Morris, Gish, etc.
51. News magazines such a Time.
52. Religious books such as the Bible, Koran, etc.

For numbers 53-69, please tell us how reliable a source of information you consider each of the following to be, using the following scale.

How reliable is each source of information. Very
Reliable
Reliable		 Somewhat
Reliable
Unreliable		 I don't use this source
53. News programs on TV
54. Popular science magazines like Discover or Scientific American
55. Daily Newspapers
56. National Enquirer, Star, or similar papers.
57. "In Search Of..," "That's Incredible," Ripley's Believe It or Not," or similar TV shows.
58. Books reporting on UFOs, the Bermuda Triangle, ancient astronauts, or similar subjects.
59. Science programs on PBS like "NOVA" or "Cosmos"
60. Science fiction or fantasy books, stories or TV programming.
61. Books or essays by science writers like Carl Sagan.
62. Professional scientific journals like Science or Nature.
63. Professional scientific technical journals.
63a. Creationary Profession scientific journals like CRSQ, CenTJ.

64. Books advocating Creationism by Morris, Gish, etc.
65. News magazines such a Time.
66. Religious books such as the Bible, Koran, etc.
67. Your college instructors.
68. Your religious clerics (priest, pastor, etc.)
69. Your parents.

Section II

Select the phrase after each statement that most clearly describes your belief about the statement.

  Agree
Strongly		 Agree
Somewhat		 Disagree
Somewhat		 Disagree
Strongly
Undecided		 No
Opinion
70. The world is between 4 and 5 billion years old.
71. Aliens from other worlds are responsible for ancient monuments like the pyramids, which primitive people could not have built.
72. America was visited by Europeans long before either Columbus or the Vikings got here.
73. An ancient curse on the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh King Tut actually killed people.
74. The Loch Ness "Monster" exists only in the imagination.
75. UFOs are actual spacecraft from other planets.
76. Humanity came to be through evolution, which was controlled by God.
77. There is intelligent life somewhere out there in the universe.
78. Adam and Eve, the first human beings, were created by God.
79. There is a good deal of scientific evidence against Evolutionism and in favor of the Bible's account of Creation.
  Agree
Strongly		 Agree
Somewhat		 Disagree
Somewhat		 Disagree
Strongly
Undecided		 No
Opinion
80. Science has done far more good than bad for the world.
81. One can believe in the Bible and Creationism, OR in Atheistic evolutionism; there is really no middle ground.
82. Reincarnation really happens.
83. Human beings biologically modern like they are today have been around for about 40,000 years.
84. It is impossible to communicate with the dead.
85. Some people can predict future events by psychic power.
86. There is some mysterious force operating in the Bermuda Triangle.
87. The lost continent of Atlantis was the home of a great civilization.
88. Evolutionism correctly explains the development of life on earth.
89. Aliens from other worlds visited earth in the past.
  Agree
Strongly		 Agree
Somewhat		 Disagree
Somewhat		 Disagree
Strongly
Undecided		 No
Opinion
90. Dinosaurs and humans lived at the same time.
91. Everything written in the Bible is literally true.
92. Humans first evolved in North America and later spread to the rest of the world.
93. Astrology is an accurate predictor of future events.
94. Some races of people are more intelligent than others.
95. God created humanity pretty much in its present form within the last 10,000 years or so.
96. One cannot read other people's thought by psychic powers.
97. Cars capable of very high mileage (over 100 MPG) can be built, but the oil companies are preventing this.
98. The story of the Great Flood, as told in the Bible, is symbolic rather than an actual event.
99. The Indians of the New World are descendants of the Lost Ten Tribes of Israel.
  Agree
Strongly		 Agree
Somewhat		 Disagree
Somewhat		 Disagree
Strongly
Undecided		 No
Opinion
100. Science makes our way of life change too fast.
101. The shroud of Turin has been proved to be the burial shroud of Christ.
102. Most Scientists are atheists.
103. Evidence of Noah's Ark has been found on Mt. Ararat in Turkey.
104. Astrology is an accurate predictor of people's personalities.
105. Ghosts really exist.
106. Humanity came to be through evolution, which occurred WITHOUT the help of God.
107. Most scientists today believe that the modern theory of evolution (i.e. Evolutionism) is a valid scientific theory.
108. Evolutionism should be taught in public schools as an explanation of origins.
109. Sex education should be taught in public schools.
  Agree
Strongly		 Agree
Somewhat		 Disagree
Somewhat		 Disagree
Strongly
Undecided		 No
Opinion
110. I have a clear understanding of the meaning of scientific study.
111. No scientists are Creationists.
112. The Bible's account of creation should be taught in public schools as an explanation of origins.
113. Good science education is a top priority for our schools.
114. Science and religion often contradict each other.
115. A woman should have a right to a legal abortion.
116. Evolutionary interpretation of scientific research often contradicts Creationary interpretations of scientific research.
117. Both Creationism and Evolutionism may be taught in school.
118. I think prayer should be allowed in public schools.
119. Evil angels pose as ghosts, spirits and gods.
120. The Bible is made up of many styles of writings, history, poetry, symbolisms, prophecy, etc.

Please review your selections before sending your opinions.

Thank you very much!

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Page prepared by Allen Roy. Last update 01/08/2000