What really got to me was the other revelation about evolution (Reply #6)

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Sat Feb 15, 2014, 01:09 PM

6. What really got to me was the other revelation about evolution

Fewer than half (48 per cent) knew that human beings evolved from earlier species of animals.

What a horrible science education we have give half of our nation.

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73 replies	Author	Time	Post
D’Oh! 1 in 4 Americans don’t know Earth circles Sun. [View all]	another_liberal	Feb 2014	OP
wonder if those same people are members of the flat earth society	niyad	Feb 2014	#1
Tea Party members as well . . .	another_liberal	Feb 2014	#3
We have a teahaddist on the House Science Committee who claims that the Big Bang,	Rozlee	Feb 2014	#18
What's really bad is, Broun used to be pro-choice, and even a Democrat	FrodosPet	Feb 2014	#61
So either he's posturing for political expediency or he went to the Dark Side.	Rozlee	Feb 2014	#69
He's posturing for the rubes in his district. He's a longtime conman.	Tom Ripley	Feb 2014	#71
These are the same people who believe in trickle-down economics.	mwb970	Feb 2014	#59
From Russia, with attitude	pscot	Feb 2014	#2
You have to admit, though . . .	another_liberal	Feb 2014	#5
The Russians are sore at us	pscot	Feb 2014	#12
Exactly as many . . .	another_liberal	Feb 2014	#13
Seems most of them think it revolves around their azzhole.	southerncrone	Feb 2014	#27
We'll that explains everything.	liberalmuse	Feb 2014	#4
What really got to me was the other revelation about evolution	Beachwood	Feb 2014	#6
No one should be allowed . . .	another_liberal	Feb 2014	#9
It is a frightening statistic.	hrmjustin	Feb 2014	#44
We're fucked.	ForgoTheConsequence	Feb 2014	#7
25% the same 25% that think government is too big and needs to die	DainBramaged	Feb 2014	#8
"No PUBIC Option"!?	CTyankee	Feb 2014	#23
I thought it was a Freudian slip, but apparently...	William Seger	Feb 2014	#32
More than likely they think "public" is spelled that way...copied it off each other's signs...	CTyankee	Feb 2014	#33
I dunno; "no pubic option" does seem to be on their agenda (n/t)	William Seger	Feb 2014	#37
that would require a little ingenuity...	CTyankee	Feb 2014	#39
Or they are protesting against sex changes...	awoke_in_2003	Feb 2014	#41
of that 25%, I would like to know how many voted for a republican...	olddad56	Feb 2014	#10
Face-Palm Head-Wall-Bang	benld74	Feb 2014	#11
Unfortunately it did not give the age	sadoldgirl	Feb 2014	#14
1 in 100 would be understandable...	TRoN33	Feb 2014	#15
Home Skool'n!	SoapBox	Feb 2014	#16
not so fast	Psephos	Feb 2014	#36
I think that depends on WHY they are home schooled	BlueStreak	Feb 2014	#53
Yes, most of them fall into the "hippies and libertarians" group.	Psephos	Feb 2014	#72
I'm not sure about "most of"	BlueStreak	Feb 2014	#73
You're lucky	fasttense	Feb 2014	#63
I wonder how many of those 26% know things like...	Lobo27	Feb 2014	#17
This one bears reposting	Warpy	Feb 2014	#19
+1	sakabatou	Feb 2014	#30
To be fair	Nolimit	Feb 2014	#20
Wouldn't that be 2 in 3?	whopis01	Feb 2014	#47
Correct.	Nolimit	Feb 2014	#49
Doing their best to keep the populace ignorant.	elleng	Feb 2014	#21
1 in 4 amurkans vote repiglican't	MyNameGoesHere	Feb 2014	#22
questions from table 7-8	valerief	Feb 2014	#24
I hate this question	sakabatou	Feb 2014	#31
I'll bet a male wrote that question. They love their explosions. nt	valerief	Feb 2014	#34
We sure do	sakabatou	Feb 2014	#35
Ha! Proof! nt	valerief	Feb 2014	#38
Ignorance is so much easier than learning.	southerncrone	Feb 2014	#25
Or, might be more STEM propoganda...	jtuck004	Feb 2014	#26
The Earth does NOT revolve around the Sun. The Earth and the Sun both orbit the barycenter...	Ian David	Feb 2014	#28
Well that will be true in about 8 minutes or so at least. n/t	whopis01	Feb 2014	#48
Yep. This is what we're dealing with folks.	Phlem	Feb 2014	#29
Dogs and cats, living together...	TeeYiYi	Feb 2014	#40
Not surprising	NastyRiffraff	Feb 2014	#42
Yep	AikidoSoul	Feb 2014	#43
Holy fucking chocolate-covered Jesus on a popcicle stick! Are people really that stupid?	CrackerJohn	Feb 2014	#45
Today is Gallileo's birthday.	cloudbase	Feb 2014	#46
The hard 25%	Moral Compass	Feb 2014	#50
The researchers were too kind . . .	another_liberal	Feb 2014	#62
25% of Americans are barely sentient enough to tie their shoes.	Frank Cannon	Feb 2014	#65
1 in 4 Americans???	TroglodyteScholar	Feb 2014	#51
Is that an example of Biblical math?	another_liberal	Feb 2014	#54
I didn't know the GOP was down to only 25%. Great news!	Kennah	Feb 2014	#52
100% of that extremely ignorant population of inbred "Flat Earthers" is Republican.	blkmusclmachine	Feb 2014	#55
The earth doesn't circle the sun.	Kablooie	Feb 2014	#56
The thing to remember,	kentauros	Feb 2014	#57
Huh, what?	MrScorpio	Feb 2014	#58
The bottom quarter of American minds. I wonder what it is like to be them?	Exultant Democracy	Feb 2014	#60
Damn!	another_liberal	Feb 2014	#64
Caesar believes those people are idiots.	randome	Feb 2014	#66
Bill Maher says 18%	Loaded Liberal Dem	Feb 2014	#67
I find that 48 percent is somewhat encouraging	damnedifIknow	Feb 2014	#68
And note the Crazification Factor...	Grins	Feb 2014	#70

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