Diraker
01-04-2008, 06:05 PM
Disclaimer: this thread involves religion, politics, and beliefs.
http://www.christianpost.com/article/20070103/24761.htm
Some Americans Expect Jesus' Second Coming in 2007
One in four Americans anticipates the second coming of Christ in 2007. This is one several predictions made by Americans in a recent poll for the new year.
A poll by Ipsos, an international polling firm, found that 11 percent of respondents said it is "very likely" that Jesus will return to Earth this year and 14 percent said it was "somewhat likely."
Among white evangelical Christians, 46 percent said it's at least somewhat likely that Jesus will return in 2007 compared to 17 percent of Catholics and 10 percent of those with no religion.
Overall, 25 percent said it was "not too likely" that Jesus will make his second coming this year and 42 percent said it was "not at all likely."
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The article mentions some other stuff too like 1/3 said they think a cure for cancer would have been developed in 2007.
When I get called for a poll it's usually some BS scam...once my wife took the poll and now we get radio station flier crap in the mail. I never get called for a good poll like this one. :thud:
Anyway I wonder if people answer truthfully on these polls or they just answer what they think they should (or maybe what they hope). I remember being in grade school and taking a survey where some of the questions were about religion. I knew how 'the church' would have wanted me to answer so to answer what I really believed was like a test of faith. What I'm suggesting is that people often times profess belief rather than truly believing it deep down inside. I used to. What do you think about these polls? Indicators or what people really believe, what people profess to believe, something else? Trick questions? Bad pollsters?
http://www.christianpost.com/article/20070103/24761.htm
Some Americans Expect Jesus' Second Coming in 2007
One in four Americans anticipates the second coming of Christ in 2007. This is one several predictions made by Americans in a recent poll for the new year.
A poll by Ipsos, an international polling firm, found that 11 percent of respondents said it is "very likely" that Jesus will return to Earth this year and 14 percent said it was "somewhat likely."
Among white evangelical Christians, 46 percent said it's at least somewhat likely that Jesus will return in 2007 compared to 17 percent of Catholics and 10 percent of those with no religion.
Overall, 25 percent said it was "not too likely" that Jesus will make his second coming this year and 42 percent said it was "not at all likely."
...
The article mentions some other stuff too like 1/3 said they think a cure for cancer would have been developed in 2007.
When I get called for a poll it's usually some BS scam...once my wife took the poll and now we get radio station flier crap in the mail. I never get called for a good poll like this one. :thud:
Anyway I wonder if people answer truthfully on these polls or they just answer what they think they should (or maybe what they hope). I remember being in grade school and taking a survey where some of the questions were about religion. I knew how 'the church' would have wanted me to answer so to answer what I really believed was like a test of faith. What I'm suggesting is that people often times profess belief rather than truly believing it deep down inside. I used to. What do you think about these polls? Indicators or what people really believe, what people profess to believe, something else? Trick questions? Bad pollsters?