48% of Americans Reject Evolution

Posted by Zonk on Saturday March 31, 2007 @08:32AM from the we-need-just-a-touch-stronger-educational-standards- dept.

MSNBC has up an article discussing the results of a Newsweek poll on faith and religion among members of the US populace. Given the straightforward question, 'Is evolution well-supported by evidence and widely accepted within the scientific community?', some 48% of Americans said 'No'. Furthermore, 34% of college graduates said they accept the Biblical story of creation as fact. An alarmingly high number of individuals responded that they believe the earth is only 10,000 years old, and that a deity created our species in its present form at the start of that period.

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This is Exciting News by ReidMaynard · 2007-03-31 08:35 · Score: 5, Funny

I'm keeping a close eye on my neighbor's 911 Turbo with the I Love Jesus bumber sticker. The minute The Rapture hits, that baby is mine!

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Re:The Prostate by Khaed · 2007-03-31 09:05 · Score: 5, Funny

You've obviously never been to New Jersey.