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Originally Posted by CompleteDegen
Um, none and no one?
Your concern is both unfounded and meaningless without context. For example, let's say that 30 years ago, polling indicated people were becoming more tolerant of interracial marriage. If that influences others to change their stance, than that is good, because it is diminishing bigotry. Same with polls on other issues like slavery, gay marriage, etc.
They can poll all they want. It doesn't necessarily mean society is advancing though or that all polls are being used for benign intentions.
They can rig polls and sometime polls can be wrong from various types of error.
They're not sacrosanct y'know.
For example wiki describes the following:
Wording of questions
It is well established that the wording of the questions, the order in which they are asked and the number and form of alternative answers offered can influence results of polls. For instance, the public is more likely to indicate support for a person who is described by the operator as one of the "leading candidates".
This support itself overrides subtle bias for one candidate, as does lumping some candidates in an "other" category or vice versa. Thus comparisons between polls often boil down to the wording of the question. On some issues, question wording can result in quite pronounced differences between surveys.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion...for_inaccuracy
But anyways polls really don't matter much to me one way or the other....I believe the ultimate fate of the world is in God's hands not mankind's.
Psalm 118:8-9 (KJV)
8 It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man.
9 It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes.