With all the news of killer Katrina this may have gotten lost…

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Can this be true: Teaching of Creationism Is Endorsed in New Survey?

Can Americans really be this ignorant?

In a finding that is likely to intensify the debate over what to teach students about the origins of life, a poll released yesterday found that nearly two-thirds of Americans say that creationism should be taught alongside evolution in public schools.

The poll found that 42 percent of respondents held strict creationist views, agreeing that “living things have existed in their present form since the beginning of time.”

In contrast, 48 percent said they believed that humans had evolved over time. But of those, 18 percent said that evolution was “guided by a supreme being,” and 26 percent said that evolution occurred through natural selection. In all, 64 percent said they were open to the idea of teaching creationism in addition to evolution, while 38 percent favored replacing evolution with creationism.

(emphasis added)

42 percent hold ‘strict creationist views’? Am I that out of it? This is astounding to me! 64 percent want to teach creationism alongside evolution? In a SCIENCE class? Did they ask them that?

I’m feeling ill&hellip

update: Maybe this is why? (NYTimes again)

One adult American in five thinks the Sun revolves around the Earth, an idea science had abandoned by the 17th century.

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