From the Pew Center via the NYT:
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.
The American public to ThePassenger: “touché”
ThePassenger to no one in particular: "I hear Vancouver is really nice, eh?"
The space bar never killed anybody, far as I know. Also, what has anyone polled Canada on the origin of species?
Posted by: Graham | August 31, 2005 at 05:33 PM