Evolutionism and creationism in the social mentality – a study case in the Romanian population

Due to the dynamic of our ever-evolving society, basically, population is now divided in two categories: one with conservative values (religion) and the other one focused on exploring the unknown (science). The aim of our study is to analyze the proportion of the two types of perspectives in the Rom...

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Main Authors: Ioana-Mirela SZEKELY, Alexandru Nicolae STERMIN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cluj University Press 2020-06-01
Series:Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai. Biologia
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Online Access:https://studiabiologia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/studiabio/article/view/55
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description Due to the dynamic of our ever-evolving society, basically, population is now divided in two categories: one with conservative values (religion) and the other one focused on exploring the unknown (science). The aim of our study is to analyze the proportion of the two types of perspectives in the Romanian social mentality and to evaluate the participants’ attitude towards science or religion subjects. In the period between November 2016 and March 2017, questionnaires have been distributed to 400 people from Cluj-Napoca (N-W Romania) and Petroșani (S-W Romania). The questionnaire consisted of a field which evaluates personal data and a second part of 21 questions. Some of the most important results of the study included: 56% of those are religious, 71% believe in God, 55% believe that a supernatural force controls the universe, 44% consider it necessary to teach evolution in schools and 57% consider it necessary to teach religion in schools. The percentages for conservative values (religion) is 56% and those who are focused on exploring the unknown (science) is 29%.
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spelling doaj-art-8a0a0c59f78e44e3a1a5481c49eb4d972025-08-20T03:50:39ZengCluj University PressStudia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai. Biologia2065-95122020-06-01374810.24193/subbbiol.2020.1.0455Evolutionism and creationism in the social mentality – a study case in the Romanian populationIoana-Mirela SZEKELY0Alexandru Nicolae STERMIN1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3351-6498Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Biology and Geology, Department of Taxonomy and Ecology, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. * Corresponding author: ioanasze@gmail.comBabeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Biology and Geology, Department of Taxonomy and Ecology, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.Due to the dynamic of our ever-evolving society, basically, population is now divided in two categories: one with conservative values (religion) and the other one focused on exploring the unknown (science). The aim of our study is to analyze the proportion of the two types of perspectives in the Romanian social mentality and to evaluate the participants’ attitude towards science or religion subjects. In the period between November 2016 and March 2017, questionnaires have been distributed to 400 people from Cluj-Napoca (N-W Romania) and Petroșani (S-W Romania). The questionnaire consisted of a field which evaluates personal data and a second part of 21 questions. Some of the most important results of the study included: 56% of those are religious, 71% believe in God, 55% believe that a supernatural force controls the universe, 44% consider it necessary to teach evolution in schools and 57% consider it necessary to teach religion in schools. The percentages for conservative values (religion) is 56% and those who are focused on exploring the unknown (science) is 29%.https://studiabiologia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/studiabio/article/view/55evolutionism, creations, conservative society, religion.
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Evolutionism and creationism in the social mentality – a study case in the Romanian population
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evolutionism, creations, conservative society, religion.
title Evolutionism and creationism in the social mentality – a study case in the Romanian population
title_full Evolutionism and creationism in the social mentality – a study case in the Romanian population
title_fullStr Evolutionism and creationism in the social mentality – a study case in the Romanian population
title_full_unstemmed Evolutionism and creationism in the social mentality – a study case in the Romanian population
title_short Evolutionism and creationism in the social mentality – a study case in the Romanian population
title_sort evolutionism and creationism in the social mentality a study case in the romanian population
topic evolutionism, creations, conservative society, religion.
url https://studiabiologia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/studiabio/article/view/55
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