31% of the US public believe that humans never evolved

sxt · 29-01-2015 11:56PM #1

This wasn't a fox news survey either
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/jan/29/evolution-gm-food-climate-change-us-survey

That is shocking and scary, is it not ?

Chucken · 30-01-2015 12:01AM

Some of them didn't

TheShockmaster · 30-01-2015 12:03AM

Not really, 31% of Americans don't add up to s**t, they probably don't vote or own a passport. Why should the civilised world care what they think?

Starscream25 · 30-01-2015 12:04AM

Ignorance is bliss as they say, but really a lot of Americans and people in general for that matter are idiots.

Buford T. Justice XIX · 30-01-2015 12:04AM

What's even more scary it that 2% of scientists share the view that a god created us.

Do they hand out doctorates to any idiot nowadays?

My name is URL · 30-01-2015 12:04AM

'Survey sets out to find link between denialism and skepticism'

Experts say 'pick up that can'

coolhull · 30-01-2015 12:05AM

31% don't believe in evolution? That means 69% do believe..... I'll settle for that

Mr_Muffin · 30-01-2015 12:05AM

What about the remaining 67% of people? What do they think?

Mena · 30-01-2015 12:06AM

Mr_Muffin wrote: »

What about the remaining 67% of people? What do they think?

I'm more concerned with your missing two!!!

shruikan2553 · 30-01-2015 12:09AM

From my experience of the US school system, we started the day by praying to a flag. I wouldn't really expect much.

At least the people who go on to work in these areas appear to be mostly having some intelligence.

Peregrine · 30-01-2015 12:09AM

Mr_Muffin wrote: »

What about the remaining 67% of people? What do they think?

They think the other 2% should have a say in the survey too!

The Backwards Man · 30-01-2015 12:10AM

I'm always sceptical of these surveys. My anecdotal experience of Americans is that the ratio of smart to unsmart people is more or less the same as it is everywhere else.

cloud493 · 30-01-2015 12:12AM

Well I'm a creationist. So it doesn't surprise me.

Harry Palmr · 30-01-2015 12:14AM

So 31% of average Americans haven't noticed they are both taller and heavier than their forbears?

c_man · 30-01-2015 12:14AM

shruikan2553 wrote: »

From my experience of the US school system, we started the day by praying to a flag.

Pfft, come back to me when ye pray before each and every class of the day. Proper prayers. Any teacher not implementing this was a rarity and speculated to be an extreme leftie.

Buford T. Justice XIX · 30-01-2015 12:18AM

Harry Palmr wrote: »

So 31% of average Americans haven't noticed they are both taller and heavier than their forbears?

That's environmental, Harry. They are healthier and better fed so they come closer to their biological maximums.

Chucken · 30-01-2015 12:19AM

Didn't Stephen Hawking say that we're all free to believe whatever we want?

Harry Palmr · 30-01-2015 12:22AM

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

That's environmental, Harry. They are healthier and better fed so they come closer to their biological maximums.

But environmental development be-gets evolutionary development at least in part . Its not all about growing a third eye.

Buford T. Justice XIX · 30-01-2015 12:27AM

Harry Palmr wrote: »

But environmental development be-gets evolutionary development at least in part . Its not all about growing a third eye.

A third eye would be silly, I couldn't keep my glasses on at all with that.

But that's true. I was only looking at 2-3 generations but it would have a big effect over 10s of generations alright.

B.A._Baracus · 30-01-2015 12:33AM

Got to take these surveys with a pinch of salt. But lets say its true for a second. So 31% of people believe we didnt envolve.... Who cares?

Sorry op, but what exactly do you want... everyone to believe the same thing? ... same thing as you of course

Packrat · 30-01-2015 12:39AM

"Leaders of the free world" Ignorant slobs. Rome in its heyday wasn't a patch on them.
Don't worry too much about it though, people with everything and every knowledge the world has to offer available to them and who choose to believe in sky faries creating the world won't last more than another few generations.

anncoates · 30-01-2015 12:40AM

sxt wrote: »

31% of the US public believe that humans never evolved

Reading this forum is just skewing their perspective.

Chucken · 30-01-2015 12:44AM

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

Got to take these surveys with a pinch of salt. But lets say its true for a second. So 31% of people believe we didnt envolve.... Who cares?

Sorry op, but what exactly do you want... everyone to believe the same thing? ... same thing as you of course

And that's what's wrong with the world. If everyone minded their own beliefs, we'd all be grand.

Canis Lupus · 30-01-2015 01:00AM

In Australia in a survey taken last year: 1 in 4 Australians think humans coexisted with dinosaurs and 59% surveyed didn't know it takes 365 days for the earth to orbit the sun.... I don't think stupidity is solely the domain of the Americans.

Buford T. Justice XIX · 30-01-2015 01:04AM

Canis Lupus wrote: »

In Australia in a survey taken last year: 1 in 4 Australians think humans coexisted with dinosaurs and 59% surveyed didn't know it takes 365 days for the earth to orbit the sun.... I don't think stupidity is solely the domain of the Americans.

But they are nearer to us and also (for the moment anyway) the most powerful nation on earth. It is a big concern that one third believe in a 7 day creation over the 13.5 billion years it actually took.

Bongalongherb · 30-01-2015 01:07AM

Canis Lupus wrote: »

In Australia in a survey taken last year: 1 in 4 Australians think humans coexisted with dinosaurs and 59% surveyed didn't know it takes 365 days for the earth to orbit the sun.... I don't think stupidity is solely the domain of the Americans.

I wouldn't call it stupidity, I would call it uneducated that's all. Would you be stupid if a person asked you to build the circuit for a radio receiver and you couldn't build it ? of course not, you would just be uneducated in the field.

NachoBusiness · 30-01-2015 01:19AM

97.3% of intelligent people are excellent at avoiding those likely to request that they participate in a survey... sooo the percentage is not so bad.

AnotherYear · 30-01-2015 01:24AM

Who cares. Let everyone believe in what they want to believe in as long as they're not harming anyone. What do you want from this thread. For people to say they're thick then b about them. Pointless. Funny thing is they problem think you're crazy for thinking the opposite and I'd tell them the same thing.

JaseBelleVie · 30-01-2015 01:27AM

TheShockmaster wrote: »

Not really, 31% of Americans don't add up to s**t, they probably don't vote or own a passport. Why should the civilised world care what they think?

Because they probably do vote, and if they do vote, they will vote Republican. :eek:

Wang King · 30-01-2015 01:30AM

Bongalongherb wrote: »

I wouldn't call it stupidity, I would call it uneducated that's all. Would you be stupid if a person asked you to build the circuit for a radio receiver and you couldn't build it ? of course not, you would just be uneducated in the field.

Thinking that dinosaurs and humans coexisted is stupidity.
Not knowing that a year is 365 days and it takes that long for the earth to complete a full revolution of the sun is stupidity.
Comparing those 2 basic truths to the building of an electronic circuit for a radio receiver is....well . you know

Chucken · 30-01-2015 01:34AM

Wang King wrote: »

Thinking that dinosaurs and humans coexisted is stupidity.
Not knowing that a year is 365 days and it takes that long for the earth to complete a full revolution of the sun is stupidity.
Comparing those 2 basic points to the building of an electronic circuit for a radio receiver is....well . you know

How is it stupid if you've never been taught anything to contradict it?

31% of the US public believe that humans never evolved

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