Friday, November 26, 2004
Survival of the Fittest -- Creationism trumps Evolution?
In the first week of November, I had made a post that alluded to a Gallup poll conducted in 2001 which indicated that 45% of all Americans believed that God created woman in her current form, leaving very little room for Darwin and his elegant little theory. Now comes a CBS poll that suggests that the support for evolution has declined further in the interim.
According to the poll, a full 55% of Americans believe God created woman in her present form, including scarily enough, 47% of Kerry voters. Only a small 13% of the entire American population believe that God had no part in human evolution. 65% of the population wants creationism to be co-taught with evolution while 45% of Bush supporters want evolution to be replaced outright by creationism.
Given that I dont know a single friend who is even remotely pro-creationism or believes that God played any part in human evolution, maybe this poll shows the extent of the bubble people like me/us live in. I guess I also understand now the lack of interest in science among school kids. Why bother with science and reason when the bible provides all the answers?
In the meantime, this poll is very bad news indeed for science and scientists around the world. I thought we were supposed to follow the American lead when it comes to science and technology. Perhaps its time to rethink that strategy?
According to the poll, a full 55% of Americans believe God created woman in her present form, including scarily enough, 47% of Kerry voters. Only a small 13% of the entire American population believe that God had no part in human evolution. 65% of the population wants creationism to be co-taught with evolution while 45% of Bush supporters want evolution to be replaced outright by creationism.
Given that I dont know a single friend who is even remotely pro-creationism or believes that God played any part in human evolution, maybe this poll shows the extent of the bubble people like me/us live in. I guess I also understand now the lack of interest in science among school kids. Why bother with science and reason when the bible provides all the answers?
In the meantime, this poll is very bad news indeed for science and scientists around the world. I thought we were supposed to follow the American lead when it comes to science and technology. Perhaps its time to rethink that strategy?
