Dan Barker / Bryan O’Neal Debate Audience Survey

Dan Barker/Bryan O’Neal Debate Audience Survey
“Does the God of the Abrahamic Religions Exist?”
Loyola University Chicago, IL	Kathleen Mullady Theater		12/3/2013
	Religious Affiliated	Religious / Spiritual Unaffiliated	Non-Religious	Undecided	Total Completed Surveys
Religious identification prior to debate	37	4	75	5	121
%	31%	3%	62%	4%	100%

Which speaker did you feel presented the most convincing arguments?
Dan Barker	1	2	70	1	74
%	2.7%	50.0%	93.3%	20.0%	61.2%
Bryan O’Neal	29	2	1	1	33
%	78.4%	50.0%	1.3%	20.0%	27.3%
Draw	7	0	4	3	14
%	18.9%	0.0%	5.3%	60.0%	11.6%
Total	37	4	75	5	121

Did that person change or reinforce your thinking about the existence of a personal god?
Changed	0	0	1	0	1
%	0.0%	0.0%	1.3%	0.0%	0.8%
Reinforced	31	2	70	1	104
%	83.8%	50.0%	93.3%	20.0%	86.0%
Uncertain	6	2	4	4	16
%	16.2%	50.0%	5.3%	80.0%	13.2%
Total	37	4	75	5	121

Has this discussion tonight prompted you to educate yourself more on the topic of religion and the belief in a personal god?
Yes	28	2	39	0	69
%	75.7%	50.0%	52.0%	0.0%	57.0%
No	7	0	29	1	37
%	18.9%	0.0%	38.7%	20.0%	30.6%
Maybe	2	2	7	4	15
%	5.4%	50.0%	9.3%	80.0%	12.4%
Total	37	4	75	5	121