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One-third of Americans reject evolution, poll shows[W:571]

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One-third of Americans reject evolution, poll shows


NEW YORK (Reuters) - One-third of Americans reject the idea of evolution and Republicans have grown more skeptical about it, according to a poll released on Monday.


Okay - who here rejects evolution?

Show of hands please.


"Republicans" are growing skeptical???? Really?

Like there's growing evidence against evolution?
 
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1/3?


Eh...I find that hard to believe. 1/3 of the people polled, maybe. And maybe that poll was done in Alabama.
 
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Given the result of the Duck Dynasty fiasco, 1/3 would seem to be low. Perhaps the Godless loons need to step up the seemingly endless shrieking ridicule and name calling.

Or perhaps the overarching contentment, peace and happiness in that big, diverse Liberal circus tent is just not obvious to anyone else.
 
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Given the result of the Duck Dynasty fiasco, 1/3 would seem to be low. Perhaps the Godless loons need to step up the seemingly endless shrieking ridicule and name calling.

Or perhaps the overarching contentment, peace and happiness in that big, diverse Liberal circus tent is just not obvious to anyone else.

This here is, quite literally, word salad.

1/3 seems awfully high, but never underestimate how stupid we as a society are.
 
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One-third of Americans reject evolution, poll shows





Okay - who here rejects evolution?

Show of hands please.


"Republicans" are growing skeptical???? Really?

Like there's growing evidence against evolution?

I am a little surprised by the results of this poll i thought it would be more.

I did not pay much attention to the poll methods and protocols so maybe that explains it.

Either way it is irrelevant since consensus does not make or equal truth.

Evolution of species is proven scientific fact whether 99% reject it or 1% reject it.
 
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I'm still enthralled by the notion that "Republicans have grown more skeptical about it".

What exactly is there to be skeptical of?
 
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This here is, quite literally, word salad.

1/3 seems awfully high, but never underestimate how stupid we as a society are.

It sounds awfully low to me. After all, half the population is below average in intelligence

And if my experience is any guide, that # is also low
 
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I'm still enthralled by the notion that "Republicans have grown more skeptical about it".

What exactly is there to be skeptical of?

I'd venture to guess that it's not growing skeptisism of the evidence but rather a growing of reactionary behavior. "My political opposition believes this so I will take the opposite position regardless of evidence."
 
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I just read this article. This shows how unbelievably stupid Americans are. Its frightening that acceptance of science is the same rate here as it is in Muslim countries.

Christianity is more detrimental than all of the infectious diseases in the USA.
 
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It sounds awfully low to me. After all, half the population is below average in intelligence

And if my experience is any guide, that # is also low

Yeah - 1/3 is very low to me, too.
 
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I just read this article. This shows how unbelievably stupid Americans are. Its frightening that acceptance of science is the same rate here as it is in Muslim countries.

Christianity is more detrimental than all of the infectious diseases in the USA.

Just a tad extreme don't ya think?
 
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1/3?


Eh...I find that hard to believe. 1/3 of the people polled, maybe. And maybe that poll was done in Alabama.

Its probably the 30% that still believe GWB was a good President.
 
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God caused evolution to happen.

Says the Republican from Louisiana. I think we all know how educated that group is.
 
Re: One-third of Americans reject evolution, poll shows

I just read this article. This shows how unbelievably stupid Americans are. Its frightening that acceptance of science is the same rate here as it is in Muslim countries.

Christianity is more detrimental than all of the infectious diseases in the USA.

Right - because the rest of the world undoubtedly believes in evolution. (sarcasm). It's just us retarded Americans who can't get our **** together who are dumb.

For many people - in a large number of religions - it conflicts with religious doctrines or they're not taught any such thing in school (if they have a school at all to attend).

You're acting like knowledge that we teach is some sort of generic info that everyone is aware of. Evolution is a relatively new school of thought in contrast to things like math. And couple that with religious conflicts - it's often not taught at all in school save for 'a theory'

Because - mind you - it is still just a theory.
 
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Just a tad extreme don't ya think?

You have no idea how much reading that pisses me off. It's an embarrassment.
 
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Says the Republican from Louisiana. I think we all know how educated that group is.

I keep saying this quote or paraphrased versions of it but...

Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects. --- Will Rogers
 
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You have no idea how much reading that pisses me off. It's an embarrassment.

It is embarrassing but read into the background. Apparently it was a political poll being that they were polling by party preference. So like I said in another post, when you approach topics politically you generate a lot of reactionary behavior as compared to regular day to day thinking which I'd bet would ganer different results.
 
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I don't think you guys appreciate how bad this truly is.

To give you a comparison, this is as bad as saying that 33% of Americans believe that the Earth orbits the Sun.

I am outraged by this.
 
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You have no idea how much reading that pisses me off. It's an embarrassment.

I'm surprised it's news to you.

Religious indoctrination begins at birth for many people - this topic in school comes much, much later.

If you were to bring up this topic with my mother and state anything that supported evolution she'd laugh her ass off and say things like "What - like all of your cells are alive and able to make decisions?"

She was born into and raised by religious doctrine.
 
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