Now I know that we've covered this before, but I am in America at the moment and there was a Gallup poll in my USA Today this morning on the subject, measuring which of the following were Definitely/Probably True, Definitely/Probably False or Not Familiar/No Opinion. Ignoring the fact that the maths don't quite stack up, and people seem to believe more than one scenario to be true, the figures are still:
Creationism: True 58%, False 26%
Evolution: True 55%, False 34%
Intelligent Design: True 31%, False 32%
I've been discussing this with my US colleagues today and I've kind of given the impression to all that any who believed literally that the Creation happened as per Genesis, or that Intelligent Design had any merit and was actually a valid scientific position, would be regarded as a bit mental throughout almost all of Europe as if they had just declared that they believe in Fairies.
Understandably, they then treat that last statement of mine as if I am mental. Leaving the question of religious fundamentalism aside, as it only causes arguments, it seems strange that a country that is considered to be culturally one of the closest to us can be so different.
On a lighter note - 65% of American boys are circumcised at birth, compared to 0.41% in the UK. Apparently the cavalier look is considered the height of unhygienicness.
Creationism: True 58%, False 26%
Evolution: True 55%, False 34%
Intelligent Design: True 31%, False 32%
I've been discussing this with my US colleagues today and I've kind of given the impression to all that any who believed literally that the Creation happened as per Genesis, or that Intelligent Design had any merit and was actually a valid scientific position, would be regarded as a bit mental throughout almost all of Europe as if they had just declared that they believe in Fairies.
Understandably, they then treat that last statement of mine as if I am mental. Leaving the question of religious fundamentalism aside, as it only causes arguments, it seems strange that a country that is considered to be culturally one of the closest to us can be so different.
On a lighter note - 65% of American boys are circumcised at birth, compared to 0.41% in the UK. Apparently the cavalier look is considered the height of unhygienicness.