Illiterate ? Or just ignorant ?

I came across a very interesting statistic on the NOW programme on channel 13 (yes the free channel) on TV. Apparently, 55% of people in the US believe that Darwin's theory of evolution is bullshit. Let me say that again (just cause I can't believe it) ... 55% of the people on the US believe that the theory of Evolution, the fact that the Apes are our cousins, the fact that our genes are related to those of the common amoeba, is not true. They believe instead that the Earth was created in 6 days some 6000 years ago (a few billion shorter than what science claims).

 

Anyway, so realing from that shock, I was shocked again - 65% of the populus believes that it should be taught in schools that the earth was created in 6 days and man was created by God in his current shape. And this theory, repackaged recently as the theory of Intelligent Design, should be taught in schools as an alternative to the "theory" of Darwin's called evolution... I may sound like an unbeliever, but I am not. I am a God-fearing person, but I am not blind to scientific evidence.

 

Apparently in Georgia or somewhere, a entire district had a warning put on the science book saying something similar to "this book presents theories which should be interpretted with an open mind..." basically, don't believe this hogwash that Darwin is trying to feed you.

 

What is the world coming to!