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Originally Posted by troutman;1068727[I
Recent polls tells us that 48 percent—almost half of all Americans—still question evolution and still believe that some kind of alternative should be taught in the public schools. What happens when half of the population doesn't accept one of the most fundamental underpinnings of the sciences? Evolution is the absolute bedrock of the biological sciences. It's essential to medical science, agriculture, biotechnology. And it's critical to understanding the natural world around us. [/I]
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48% is an astounding number...makes you wonder how any country where half of it's citizens don't believe in this basic of most basic science tenets can call middle-eastern cultures backward (not that some cultural elements in parts of the middle east aren't).