Almost Half Of Americans Are Young Earth Creationists

"Forty-six percent of Americans believe in the creationist view that God created humans in their present form at one time within the last 10,000 years. The prevalence of this creationist view of the origin of humans is essentially unchanged from 30 years ago, when Gallup first asked the question. About a third of Americans believe that humans evolved, but with God's guidance; 15% say humans evolved, but that God had no part in the process".

My Comment:
I'm shocked that such a high percentage of Americans think that the earth is less than 10,000 years old. I presume that this is the result of taking Genesis literally. I assume, also, that these same people believe in Noah's flood. I shudder to think what the level of thinking is in less developed nations. Maybe we should all just bend over and 'kiss it good by' right now, because it's going to take a considerably higher level of global consciousness than this to meet the challenges that "Homo sapiens" is now facing.

I believe that all life evolved with some divine guidance. That's because I believe that God is both the Creator and the Creation. I don't believe that God created fossils just to mess with us. And I don't believe that the entire Bible was written/inspired by God (it's too full of inconsistencies for that / for example: there are two creation stories in the very start of Genesis). Now, I love the Bible; but, it's a thinking man's collection of books that doesn't contain many sacred books that were purposely omitted when it was compiled.

http://www.gallup.com/poll/155003/Hold-Creationist-View-Human-Origins.aspx?g_source=position2&g_medium=related&g_campaign=tiles

http://www.livescience.com/46123-many-americans-creationists.html

Most Americans Take Bible Stories Literally 
http://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2004/feb/16/20040216-113955-2061r/

Despite the fact that it takes a few thousand years to form one inch of limestone, there are "creationist geologists" who believe that fossils that standard geology dates as 450 million years old were formed during Noah's Flood.
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2007/11/25/magazine/25wwln-geologists-t.html

And then some people believe that the Grand Canyon took just days to form during Noah's flood, dinosaurs coexisted with humans and had a place on Noah's Ark, and Cain married his sister to people the earth, among other Biblical wonders. [To me, these people are scary.]
http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/forum/topic/95842-dinosaurs-were-on-noahs-ark/