Science and the Religions of the World

Drees, Willem B.

doi:10.1111/j.1467-9744.2012.01270.x

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“…A religious individual can be well skilled in scientific reasoning and still reject evolution, perhaps on religious grounds. Certainly, abundant evidence exists in support of a negative relationship between religious affiliation or commitment and acceptance of evolution (Miller 2008;Miller et al 2006;Drees 2012;Heddy and Nadelson 2013;Village and Baker 2013). However, an individual's scientific reasoning ability does not predict that level of commitment amongst the four religious populations we surveyed.…”

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Scientific reasoning ability does not predict scientific views on evolution among religious individuals

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Background: Acceptance of evolutionary theory varies widely and is often associated with religious background. Some have suggested there exists an additional relationship between scientific reasoning ability and the acceptance of evolutionary theory. In this study, we used structural equation modeling to test whether scientific reasoning ability predicts religiosity, acceptance of creationist views, or acceptance of evolution. We administered internet-based surveys to 724 individuals nationwide who self-describe as being religious and built a structural-equation model to test predictive abilities. Results: We found that while religiosity positively predicts the acceptance of creationist views and negatively predicts the acceptance of evolution, scientific reasoning ability does not predict religiosity, acceptance of creationist views, or acceptance of evolutionary theory. Conclusions: With a lack of any relationship between scientific reasoning ability and acceptance, an approach to evolution education that focuses on appealing to scientific reasoning may prove fruitless in changing student attitudes toward evolution; alternative teaching approaches regarding evolution are warranted.

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confidence: 81%