U.S. among Bottom-Dwellers of Evolution Acceptance

[Savonarola]

In a recent poll, the United States ranked next to last in a field of 34 countries in acceptance of evolutionary theory.

Only Muslim Fundamentalist-laden Turkey had a lower acceptance.



FOXNews, who simply lifted their article from LiveScience, quotes PZ Myers (although they got his name wrong), who gives an excellent review on his award-winning blog, Pharyngula.

More, including Americans' responses to basic True/False questions, can be found on Panda's Thumb, courtesy of Nick Matzke, who also included a brief critique of the Discovery Institute's list of "Dissenters from Darwinism."

[Barbara Fitzpatrick]

Shows how many people in America keep insisting down is up and red is green.