The annual Gallup Poll on how dumb Americans are has come out, and they got less dumb.<\/p>\n
A new Gallup poll on public opinion about evolution hints at a slightly higher rate of acceptance of evolution in the United States over the years. Asked in December 2010 “[w]hich of the following statements comes closest to your views on the origin and development of human beings,” 38% of the respondents accepted “Human beings have developed over millions of years from less advanced forms of life, but God guided this process,” 16% accepted “Human beings have developed over millions of years from less advanced forms of life, but God had no part in this process,” and 40% accepted “God created human beings pretty much in their present form at one time within the last 10,000 years or so.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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\nThe NCSE has compiled a year-end list of the top ten stories related to evolution (vis-a-vis evo-creo and education) of the year. Check it out. <\/a><\/p>\nWe just passed the fifth anniversary (Dec. 17th) of theKitzmiller vs. Dover decision. Here’s a review<\/a> of what PZ Myers calls “Kitzmas” … the annual celebration of this event. And, another story about Kitzmas is here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
These are all courtesy of the National Center for Science Education.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The annual Gallup Poll on how dumb Americans are has come out, and they got less dumb. A new Gallup poll on public opinion about evolution hints at a slightly higher rate of acceptance of evolution in the United States over the years. Asked in December 2010 “[w]hich of the following statements comes closest to … Continue reading A whole pile of Evolution Education news<\/span>