How can I resist? Eric Hovind does the usual trick of putting two reasonable answers on it to split the rational vote, but I think a good goal would be to simply make both of them crush the stupid creationist answer.
What do you believe about evolution?
It's a religion. 46%
* It's a fact! 43%
* It's a reasonable scientific theory. 11%
Fly, my pretties! Destroy the poll!
Corruption rules: that poll was utterly demolished in yet another way. After many votes were accumulated, Hovind changed the wording of the question to "What do you believe about creation?" without changing the answers or the tally of votes. Eric is following in the dishonest footsteps of his jailbird father, I see.
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