From The Observer:
I found this at the end of an article discussing the current 'Scopes II' trial in Dover. Interesting and scary. Makes me like my 'licence to vote' idea even more...
I found this at the end of an article discussing the current 'Scopes II' trial in Dover. Interesting and scary. Makes me like my 'licence to vote' idea even more...
The American world view
64 per cent of people questioned for a recent poll said they were open to the idea of teaching creationism in addition to evolution in schools, while 38 per cent favoured replacing evolution with creationism.
40 per cent of Americans believe God will eventually intervene in human affairs and bring about an end to life on Earth, according to a survey carried out in 2002. Of those believers, almost half thought this would occur in their lifetime with a return of Jesus from heaven.
1 adult American in five believes that the Sun revolves around Earth, according to one study carried out last summer.
80 per cent of Americans surveyed by the CNN TV news network believe that their government is hiding evidence of the existence of space aliens.
70 per cent believe it likely that Saddam Hussein was involved personally in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.