Evolution Less Accepted in U.S. Than Other Western Countries
People in the United States are much less likely to accept Darwin’s idea that humans evolved from apes than adults in other Western nations, a number of surveys show….In the U.S., only 14 percent of adults thought that evolution was “definitely true,” while about a third firmly rejected the idea. In European countries, including Denmark, Sweden, and France, more than 80 percent of adults surveyed said they accepted the concept of evolution.
But, hey, at least we are listed above Turkey.
Edit: Also, of course, covered on Pharyngula with a much more insightful post.
I evolved from people. You are all like apes compared to me.
What’s wrong with being like an ape? At least they don’t suicide bomb! Seriously, if you don’t believe in evolution, study resistant strains of bacteria to antibiotics. They are demonstrating evolution to us, in a time frame of months instead of millenea. If you believe in microevolution (minor changes in a species) but not macroevolution (changes from one species to others over thousands/millions of years), then I think you just aren’t getting a grasp on how MUCH time was available for this to happen. Organisms have been around for a couple of billion years, or at least hundreds of millions.
I have got to quit with the inside jokes. No one else gets them.
We evolved from apes and you evolved from us, so you are more highly evolved, I got it. Just thought I would add a serious note.
Marty, we don’t care much for people thinking up the place with “ideas” and the like around these parts. But seriously, good post. Post more. I’d give you some props but when I came back to work from lunch I left them at home. I’ll just have to owe you
I like your post, too, Marty. Sometimes I post comments for James not thinking anyone else will read them. Not that his stuff isn’t worth reading! I mean…crap, I really got myself in trouble now.
I feel so small
I love you, James Allen, the smartest, funniest, most worthy of reading stuff by, coolest man on earth!
Please, I am barely in the top 100 coolest men on Earth.
But you are married to me, so that gives you an edge over them.
Married to you, there’s a twist I didn’t expect.
“thinking up the place”, I like that!
… or should I leave you two alone…?
Scientific Proof for why US is the most dysfunctional society of all ‘alleged’ democracies is directly correlated to its highest levels of creationism beliefs. Find this evidence at the Journal or Religion and SocietyHERE:
http://moses.creighton.edu/JRS/2005/2005-11.html
Adnihilo, great link! I always knew religion did not help, but wondered how much damage it was doing today, other than providing an excuse for wars and other mass murder.