CBS News has published another survey on American attitudes towards evolution: “Most Americans do not accept the theory of evolution. Instead, 51 percent of Americans say God created humans in their present form, and another three in 10 say that while humans evolved, God guided the process.”
Personally I’m going to ignore the second number, since “guided” is such a wishy-washy term (almost as ill-defined as “God”). But when over half the population is willing to deny that humans are connected with the rest of the animal world, things have come to a pretty pass. I’d love it if CBS would ask the following question: “The efficacy of many drugs is based on the theory that tests of these drugs on animals are reliable predictors of their effects on humans, because humans and animals share a well-understood biological and genetic relationship. Is it hypocritical for someone who does not believe in this relationship to use these drugs?”
(Via BoingBoing.)
UPDATE: I feel much better after reading The Abstract Factory on ID. Thanks, Susan!