I'm not certain of the statistic, but I suspect Peter got the 40% from a recent survey of American people who thought that "Intelligent Design" should be taught alongside evolution because evolution is a "theory." Unfortunately, this is an example of the power of religion over reason in shaping people's opinions. Unfortunately, also, this is not a phenomenon specific to the US.
Dot > > In a message dated 8/16/08 10:10:51 PM, Peter writes: >> I was under the impression that 40% of US States promoted public- >> school >> teaching of a truly primitive and arcane system which is known by >> various >> euphemisms, e.g., "Intelligent [sic] Design." >> > Good grief! Where did you get that idea? The Creationists keep > trying to > infiltrate the local boards of education, but they have not > succeeded. The state > education board of Kansas promoted Creationism for a few years, but > then > dropped it. There have been several lawsuits, the most notable in > Pennsylvania. As > far as I know, Evolution is alive and well in all 50 states and the US > possessions. > Iris _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
