Category Archives: culture

Humans did not evolve from chimpanzees!

Posted on October 1, 2009 by David Hume

Ardipithecus ramidus tells us so.

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Who are the cafeteria Catholics?

Posted on September 30, 2009 by David Hume

I was curious as to the effect of Catholicism, especially when it comes to “life” issues. The GSS has a range of questions on capital punishment and abortion. I looked at ABRAPE, which basically asks if you think abortion should … Continue reading →

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Attitudes of Republicans & Conservatives by demographic to evolution

Posted on September 29, 2009 by David Hume

Update: Welcome Hot Air readers! This post reports data from the The General Social Survey, it is *not* a post to debate the presumed merits of the Creationist controversy! I used the EVOLVED variable, which asked: Human beings, as we … Continue reading →

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Conservative elites are conflicted on evolution, liberals are not

Posted on September 29, 2009 by David Hume

On one of my other weblogs I point out how anti-evolutionary sentiment seems particularly contingent on two variables: 1) Literalism about the Bible (a rough measure of “fundamentalism”). 2) Lack of educational socialization (i.e., not going to college and learning … Continue reading →

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Religious change in the parties

Posted on September 26, 2009 by David Hume

Comment below: As this shift occurred what happened with the proportion of white Catholics in the Democratic Party? Did it similarly fall, hold steady or rise? Is there a story there? Have you GSS blogged on the differences between Democratic … Continue reading →

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H.P. Lovecraft – Greek or Roman?

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Bradlaugh

A few days ago on NRO’s Corner, John J. Miller and I had some exchanges about the ever-fascinating (“more fun to read about than he is to read,” observed an emailer) American-Gothic writer H.P. Lovecraft. Among the follow-up emails, here is … Continue reading →

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The rise of the Secular Left

Posted on September 23, 2009 by David Hume

From American Nones: The Profile of the “No Religion” Population: The proportion with “No Religion” has gone from 9% in 1990 to 15% in 2008. In most ways those with “No Religion” have become more like the general population since … Continue reading →

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More old time religion, more teen births?

Posted on September 18, 2009 by David Hume

There’s a new paper out, Religiosity and teen birth rate in the United States, which describes the positive relationship between teen births and religious conservatism on the state level. How positive? Here’s the scatterplot:

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The Commanding Heights

Posted on September 13, 2009 by David Hume

U.S. Is Finding Its Role in Business Hard to Unwind: But one year after the collapse of Lehman Brothers set off a series of federal interventions, the government is the nation’s biggest lender, insurer, automaker and guarantor against risk for … Continue reading →

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The Descent into the Ridiculous

Posted on September 12, 2009 by Andrew Stuttaford

Via the Daily Telegraph: A British film about Charles Darwin has failed to find a US distributor because his theory of evolution is too controversial for American audiences, according to its producer. Creation, starring Paul Bettany, details Darwin’s “struggle between … Continue reading →

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