This Gallup poll asks the question "Is this true or false: Creationism, that is, the idea that God created human beings pretty much in their present from at one time within the last 10,000 years."
The results are much worse than I imagined possible and perhaps this explains why it's likely the anti-science pro-magic Governor Rick Perry of Texas will win the Republican nomination for president.
As anyone who isn't insane knows, the only correct answer is definitely false. Apparently America is the world's largest insane asylum because only 15% of Americans agree there definitely was no magical creation of species.
Is Magical Creationism real?
Definitely true: 39%
Probably true: 27%
Probably false: 16%
Definitely false: 15%
Don't know: 3%
Nobody, not even American morons, would say a flat earth is definitely true or probably true. They would never say they don't know whether or not the earth is flat. They wouldn't say a flat earth is probably false. But virtually all Americans, 85%, get the question about magical creation wrong. 85% of Americans will not say magic is definitely bullshit.
To a biologist or any other educated person this poll is disgusting. This poll is one of the best reasons why the Christian Death Cult must be eradicated.
In order, we need to work on the "probably false" category, as they at least have the sense to express a little bit of doubt. After that, there may be a few among the "probably true" group who could see some light. But the "don't know" and "definitely true" categories are either too stupid or too blind (or both) to hold out any hope of changing. Only attrition by death will have any effect on those individuals.
ReplyDeleteLike evolution, the process is glacially slow, but the numbers are creeping in the right direction over the long haul. Sadly, truly visible change isn't likely in our lifetime.
"truly visible change isn't likely in our lifetime"
ReplyDeleteI suggest there would be more scientific literacy a lot sooner if there was less respect and more ridicule of the Christian Death Cult.