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Hawks
SFN Regular
Canada
1383 Posts |
 Posted - 08/10/2006 : 17:21:16
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Science has a short article about the public acceptance of evoultion in the 11 August 2006 edition. While a full 62% of americans believe that "Human beings were created by God as whole persons and did not evolve from earlier forms of life.", there might just be some light at the end of the tunnel. 78% also believe that "Over periods of millions of years, some species of plants and animals adjust and survive while other species die and become extinct.".
Unfortunately, these two beliefs are not necessarily incompatible, something the authors make it sound as if it was (and I wish it had been). The article is an interesting read, nonetheless.
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H. Humbert
SFN Die Hard
USA
4574 Posts |
Posted - 08/10/2006 : 17:24:02 [Permalink]
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Sounds interesting. Unfortunately, subscription required.
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"A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true." --Demosthenes
"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself - and you are the easiest person to fool." --Richard P. Feynman
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Cuneiformist
The Imperfectionist
USA
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Posted - 08/10/2006 : 17:28:21 [Permalink]
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| Unfortunately, I don't have access to the article. Tomorrow, when I'm using a university server, I imagine I'll be able to read it. However, the argument that "the acceptance of evolution is lower in the United States than in Japan or Europe, largely because of widespread fundamentalism and the politicization of science in the United States" is almost certainly correct. Moreover, if we as a nation (speaking to Americans here) want to do anything about keepin up with the rest of the world in the realms of science and technology, adressing this fundamental problem (pun absolutely intended) is key. |
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pleco
SFN Addict
USA
2998 Posts |
Posted - 08/10/2006 : 17:51:57 [Permalink]
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| When most people think the world will end soon, why should they care about science? |
by Filthy
The neo-con methane machine will soon be running at full fart. |
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