Wendee -- I wonder that also. I teach my students not to use believe in science because of the religious connotation of the word. mas tarde, EJF
Wendee Holtcamp <[email protected]> Sent by: "Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news" <[email protected]> 02/13/2009 12:35 PM Please respond to Wendee Holtcamp <[email protected]> To [email protected] cc Subject [ECOLOG-L] Isaac Asimov quote/was Gallup poll on evolution That is frightening. Wonder why they chose to use "believe in" for this poll. Also, why do they never ask them to get the correct definition of evolution. That would be far more illuminating, taken side by side. Question - I have this great quote but can't seem to verify it. Does anyone know if Isaac Asimov actually wrote this, or said this, and if so where? "Circumstantial evidence can be overwhelming. We have never seen an atom, but we nevertheless know that it must exist." Thanks! Wendee ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wendee Holtcamp, M.S. Wildlife Ecology Freelance Writer * Photographer * Bohemian http://www.wendeeholtcamp.com http://bohemianadventures.blogspot.com ~~6-wk Online Writing Course Starts Feb 21, 2009~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 'Better to light a candle than curse the darkness' -----Original Message----- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Inouye Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 11:35 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [ECOLOG-L] Gallup poll on evolution http://www.gallup.com/poll/114544/Darwin-Birthday-Believe-Evolution.aspx PRINCETON, NJ -- On the eve of the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth, a new Gallup Poll shows that only 39% of Americans say they "believe in the theory of evolution," while a quarter say they do not believe in the theory, and another 36% don't have an opinion either way. These attitudes are strongly related to education and, to an even greater degree, religiosity.
