On Aug 3, 2010, at 10:33 AM, Nick Arnett wrote:
On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 8:29 AM, William T Goodall <w...@wtgab.demon.co.uk
> wrote:
...
"When presented with the statement “human beings, as we know them
today, developed from earlier species of animals,” just 45 percent
of respondents indicated “true.” Compare this figure with the
affirmative percentages in Japan (78), Europe (70), China (69) and
South Korea (64). "
Americans apparently are increasingly afraid of lightning.
Hey, self=fulfilling prophecy and confirmation bias are sort of a
national cultural tradition around here. :p
(The people who answered "false" might rightly claim that 1. they've
always believed in non-evolutionary creation, and 2. they've never
been hit by lightning, so it must be working, right? ;)
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