do the evolution
Now that I've stopped updating my news-related blog, i feel the need to post striking facts in this blog. Apparently not only are youth ignorant about the 1st amendment, but only recently did half of this sountry start believing in evolution. I remember my Biology AP teacher, a devout Christian, started the evolution unit with the disclaimer "I don't believe this, but it's covered on the AP so I'm going to teach you this." But it's still amazing...
The New York Times > Science > Evolution Takes a Back Seat in U.S. Classes: "In a 2001 survey, the National Science Foundation found that only 53 percent of Americans agreed with the statement 'human beings, as we know them, developed from earlier species of animals.'
And this was good news to the foundation. It was the first time one of its regular surveys showed a majority of Americans had accepted the idea. According to the foundation report, polls consistently show that a plurality of Americans believe that God created humans in their present form about 10,000 years ago, and about two-thirds believe that this belief should be taught along with evolution in public schools."
Just waitin for all the older ignorant people to die off... those numbers will go up.
ReplyDeleteI wonder what the worldwide stance is... I bet America isn't so bad compared to some countries... there's a lot of ignorant religious zealots in other countries too..
From that same article: "In other industrialized countries, Dr. Miller said, 80 percent or more typically accept evolution, most of the others say they are not sure and very few people reject the idea outright.
ReplyDelete"In Japan, something like 96 percent accept evolution," he said. Even in socially conservative, predominantly Catholic countries like Poland, perhaps 75 percent of people surveyed accept evolution, he said. "It has not been a Catholic issue or an Asian issue," he said. "
Alas.
ReplyDeletecompletely unrelated:
ReplyDeleteNEW YORK!??!!?!
BAY AREA DUDEEEE or Chicago. ^_^ 75% Chicago.
chicago was never an option and I don't feel like living in suburbia yet.
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