On Wed, 1 May 2002, James Guinee went: > A survey of 1,574 adults found that 60 percent agreed or strongly agreed > that some people possess psychic powers or extrasensory perception, a > premise that is generally discarded as unproven by most scientists.
This is *not* evidence of scientific illiteracy, provided it's not accompanied by the claim that the belief is based on evidence. > 30 percent believe that some reported objects in the sky are really > space vehicles from other civilizations. Same goes for this one. > The universe began with a huge explosion. (True, according to the "Big Bang" > theory widely accepted by scientists, but dismissed by some religious > leaders.) 33 percent. Welllll, for what it's worth, the Big Bang theory has been disputed on nonreligious grounds (see _The Big Bang Never Happened_, http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/067974049X/). I don't know enough about astrophysics to evaluate the arguments. --David Epstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
