Mike,
I honestly don't know the figures. There are several professional groups I
support which lobby for the proper teaching of Science in schools, here.
I haven't lived in States that are vehemently Bible-Thumping, but in my youth I
have known some people who were, but not for long (did I continue to know
them). It's hard to keep up a friendship when they attack the Science I
practice and call it "Of the Devil" (funny, that they would think that of a
skinny Astronomer). I reminded them that there is a line from Psalm 19 which
runs, "The Heavens declare the glory of God".
1 The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his
hands. 2 Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display
knowledge. 3 There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard. 4
Their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.
In the heavens he has pitched a tent for the sun, 5 which is like a bridegroom
coming forth from his pavilion, like a champion rejoicing to run his course. 6
It rises at one end of the heavens and makes its circuit to the other; nothing
is hidden from its heat.
Well, so, I travel in circles different from those people, so I don't know who
they are, nor how many.
--Joe
> uerusuboyo@... wrote:
>
> Joe,Is it true that a majority in the States believe the earth is less than
> 5000 years old? I've hear the teaching of Evolution gets a rough ride in
> schools over there - in both religious schools _and_ government schools.
> Scary.
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