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Thursday, July 9, 2009

The rift: science and non-science

In the old struggle between knowledge and idiocy, the idiots are winning...

87% of scientists say that humans and other living things have evolved over time and that evolution is the result of natural processes such as natural selection. Just 32% of the [US] public accepts this as true.

84% of scientists say the earth is getting warmer because of human activity such as burning fossil fuels, just 49% of the [US] public agrees

Read more results from a survey of more than 2,500 scientists on The Pew Research Center for the People & the Press web site.

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