Somebody else answered a question about the millions of morons in Idiot America.

Somebody said there are Christians in the United States who want to throw out evolution. Is this true? If it is true, what's their problem?

Yes, it's true. A lot of private and charter schools won't teach it. Public schools are mandated to stick to state-prescribed curricula, but even their religious parent's organizations are constantly trying to get removed evolution removed (and replaced by creationism). Biology textbooks in Cobb County, GA had a sticker that basically said that evolution is only a theory and should be taken with a grain of salt.

The problem, to put it bluntly, is that they're idiots. These people don't understand how evolution works, but they don't have any desire to learn.

Of course, it's not just evolution. It's science in general. There is a strong anti-science sentiment because they are scientifically illiterate. And anti-science sentiments foster further scientific illiteracy in a vicious cycle of self-perpetuating ignorance.

-- James