[Utah's Mormons and non-Mormons] are split on evolution…, with 60 percent of Mormons supporting a Legislative proposal that would require public schools to teach that evolution is a theory on which scientists disagree, and 40 percent of non-Mormons supporting it.I have to admit, I actually expected the numbers to be far more polarized.
Monday, January 30, 2006
Interesting Statistic
In an article showing the disparity in positions held on various issues by Utah's Mormons and non-Mormons I found this interesting statistic – although not really surprising, published today in the Daily Herald from a poll done earlier this month by the Salt Lake Tribune.
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The LDS Church has been assiduously agnostic on evolution, preferring to leave it to the scientists [paraphrasing Pres. Hinckley]. While church leaders throughout time have had a variety of opinions on the topic, there is nothing in the official doctrine or canon that gainsays evolution. Members are free to believe what they will on the matter, so long as they accept the doctrine that Adam is "the first man of our race."
What does that mean? It is actually very open to individual interpretation. Members of the church that accept dogma on either side of this issue necessarily limit the ability of God in their minds. They create a world view that is bound to be challenged and upset by future findings.
Of course, the dogmatists are the most vocal, so it creates a misperception that the majority accepts the dogma. The viewpoint of the silent majority doesn't often make news.
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