America is dumb–even more so than it was a decade ago!

From Pollingreport.com (sorry for the spacing issues):

Harris Poll. June 17-21, 2005. N=1,000 adults nationwide. MoE ± 3.

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“Do you think human beings developed from earlier species or not?”

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Did Did Not Unsure
% % %
6/17-21/05 38 54 8
3/94 44 46 11

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“Do you believe all plants and animals have evolved from other species or not?”

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Have Have Not Unsure
% % %
6/17-21/05 49 45 7

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“Do you believe apes and man have a common ancestry or not?”

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Do Do Not Unsure
% % %
6/17-21/05 46 47 7
7/96 51 43 5

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“Please tell me whether you agree or disagree with the following statement. Darwin’s theory of evolution is proven by fossil discoveries.”

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Agree Disagree Unsure
% % %
6/17-21/05 46 48 6
1/04 43 51 6

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“Which of the following do you believe about how human beings came to be? Human beings evolved from earlier species. Human beings were created directly by God. Human beings are so complex that they required a powerful force or intelligent being to help create them.”

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Evolved
From Earlier
Species		 Created
Directly
By God		 Powerful
Force/Intelli-
gent Being		 Unsure
% % % %
6/17-21/05 22 64 10 4

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“Regardless of what you may personally believe, which of these do you believe should be taught in public schools?
“Evolution only. [READ IF NECESSARY: Evolution says that human beings evolved from earlier stages of animals.]
“Creationism only. [READ IF NECESSARY: Creationism says that human beings were created directly by God.]
“Intelligent design only. [READ IF NECESSARY: Intelligent design says that human beings are so complex that they required a powerful force or intelligent being to help create them.]
“All three.”

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%
Evolution only 12
Creationism only 23
Intelligent design only 4
All three 55
None of these (vol.) 3
Unsure 3

I have often said that I hope that every homophobic person is blessed with a flamingly gay son or daughter, and that racists have to watch their children enter interracial relationships. I’d like to add to my wishlist: I hope everyone who rejects evolution is blessed with a more evolved human baby–perhaps one that believes in evolution or something.

~The Stuffed Tiger