 34% of Armenians believe in evolution, study finds May 13, 2017 - 16:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 34% of Armenians say they believe in evolution – that is, that humans and other living things have evolved to their present state over long periods – rather than that humans have existed in their current form since the beginning of time, Pew Research Center’s survey revealed. On the other hand, 56% believe humans and other organisms have existed in their current forms since the beginning of time. Respondents who say they believe in evolution were asked a follow-up question: Do you believe evolution was guided by a supreme being, or do you instead believe that living beings evolved through natural processes such as natural selection? In response, 13% of Armenians said humans have evolved under the guidance of a supreme being, just slightly lower than the share who believe in evolution due to natural processes (18%). Furthermore, when asked to choose between two statements – that science will eventually “provide an explanation for everything,” or that science “will never be able to explain everything” – 47% of Armenians chose the first option, while 49% favored the second one. In comparison, 58% of respondents believe in evolution in Georgia, 65% in Russia, and 83% in the Czech Republic. Read also: 42% of Armenians think contraceptive use is morally wrong: survey   Top stories The poll shows that 55% of Armenians would vote for My Step if national elections were held next Sunday. Pashinyan laid flowers at the memorial to pay tribute to the memory of the victims of genocide throughout the world. A member of the My Step party, Gayane Vardanyan took her infant child to work at the Yerevan City Council. "Armenia is on its way to being one of next year’s most talked-about destinations," says the magazine.   Partner news |  Latest news Armenian football fan released from Finnish prison  An football fan from Armenia has been released from a prison in Finland, revealed the First Armenian Front.Half-animal, half-human hybrids depicted on "oldest cave art" The painting is intriguing because it shows a group of figures that represent half-animal, half-human hybrids.USC Institute of Armenian studies funds 23 global researchers The University of Southern California’s Institute of Armenian Studies has selected 23 applicants from nine countries.Russia reintroducing smoking lounges in airports A bill on isolated smoking rooms in airports passed its third and final reading in the State Duma. |
