Why is the U.S. second to last in accepting Evolution and genetics?

Question

Is it because we are failing in our teachings of science or is it more of religion getting in the way of science, again. For most of the time, science seems to show that humans are unimportant and religion says that humans are important. Isn't science just a way for us to view the machinery of nature and religion a way for humans to feel better about themselves. By making them feel important and the "apple" in God's eye. I guess it is what you want to believe.

The last is Turkey.

Answer 1

It's because it's hard to accept something that has no proof. It's not because they don't teach evolution in school. There is too much evidence against evolution to believe in it. Science itself refutes Darwinian evolution. Darwinian evolution is still only a theory, it has never been proven, and thanks to modern science it is now being disproven. It takes far more faith to believe in Darwinian evolution than it does to believe in creation and intelligent design. There is a lot more evidence for creation and intelligent design than there is for Darwinian evolution. A lot of people believe in the theory of Darwinian evolution because they were (and are still being) taught this theory in school. This theory should no longer be taught in school now that modern science is continueously finding more evidence against it. At the time Darwin came up with the theory of evolution, science was not able to disprove it. Darwin's theory of evolution has not been proven. Only 9% of the population now believes in Darwinian evolution.

Scientific evidence casts serious doubts on the theory of evolution, for example:

*Perry Marshall vs. 30+ Skeptics:
From August 2005 to July 2006, he has successfully defended the Information Theory argument for Intelligent Design on Infidels, the world’s largest atheist discussion board.
http://www.cosmicfingerprints.com/iidb.htm

* The Problem of Information
for the Theory of Evolution
http://www.trueorigin.org/dawkinfo.asp

* Information Theory and the Origin of DNA: Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.cosmicfingerprints.com/infotheoryqa.htm

* Biological Evidence
Evolution - Fact or Faith?
http://www.case-creation.org.uk/biolo1.html

*The Case for Intelligent Evolution
http://www.cosmicfingerprints.com/intelligent_evolution.pdf

* If you can read this, I can prove God exists
http://www.cosmicfingerprints.com/ifyoucanreadthis.htm

* Do real scientists believe in Creation?
Partial list of Creation Scientists
http://www.christiananswers.net/q-eden/edn-scientists.html

* New Scientific Evidence for the Existence of God
http://www.cosmicfingerprints.com/audio/newevidence.htm

* How the theory of evolution breaks down in the light of modern science
http://www.darwinismrefuted.com/index.html

* Famous atheist now believes in God
http://www.sciencefindsgod.com/famous-atheist-now-believes-in-god.htm

* Darwinism's Rules of Reasoning
http://www.arn.org/docs/johnson/drr.htm

* Darwinism Is Strongly Rooted But Is Being Challenged
http://www.straight-talk.net/evolution/summary.shtml

* Evidence for Intelligent Design
http://www.straight-talk.net/evolution/intelligent-design.shtml

* Scientific arguments against evolution:
Science itself refutes Darwinism
http://www.straight-talk.net/evolution/arguments.shtml

* Creation Science
http://www.straight-talk.net/evolution/creationscience.shtml

* The Origins of Darwinism
http://www.straight-talk.net/evolution/origins.shtml

* Irreducible complexity
http://www.straight-talk.net/evolution/irreducible.htm

* Anthropic Principle
http://www.straight-talk.net/evolution/anthropic.htm

* Biological Evidence
http://www.straight-talk.net/evolution/biology.htm

* Darwinism is Racist
http://www.straight-talk.net/evolution/racist.shtml

* The Fossil Record (Updated 3 July, 2005)
http://www.straight-talk.net/evolution/fossil.htm

* Living "Fossils"
http://www.straight-talk.net/evolution/living.htm

* The Cambrian Explosion
http://www.straight-talk.net/evolution/explosion.htm

* New T.Rex Discoveries (Updated 10 June, 2005)
http://www.straight-talk.net/evolution/t-rex.htm

* "Missing Links"
http://www.straight-talk.net/evolution/misslinks.htm

* The Moon
http://www.straight-talk.net/evolution/moon.htm

* Earth's Fight Against Solar Attacks
http://www.straight-talk.net/evolution/earthfight.htm

* References
http://www.straight-talk.net/evolution/references.shtml

*DNA and the Origin of Life:
Information, Specification, and Explanation
http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/filesDB-download.php?command=download&id=1026

* Evolution - Fact or Faith?
http://www.case-creation.org.uk/biolo1.html

* Looking for more information on Intelligent Design?
http://www.arn.org/index.html

Answer 2

Because it is full of holes.

They are about to decide next week if Pluto is a planet or not!

Science is about to CHANGE all the Text Books once again!

Why can't Science get it right the first time!

Maybe it's because they don't have a clue as to what they are doing!

The BIG ONE IS COMING!

We can't say when, we can't say where, but we get $100,000 a year to say it!

That's a good job!

Far better than stocking shelves at K-MArt or Wal-Mart or Target!

Answer 3

Many people like to push that this countries founding fathers were christians when they were really Deist. And this is some fight we have going on here. Christians feel like they are losing ground with the earth based religions moving in almost all the communities in this country. So, I guess they are trying to make a stand and push their beliefs on the country.

Answer 4

What?

Where did you get this information. Is there some official sign up that countries need to hit to say, "Hey we believe in evolution."

For goodness sake dude. It's taught in the schools. How much more acceptance is there?

Answer 5

most people seek spirituality bacause they feel life is more than just material things. it doesnt matter if there's god or buddah or whoever but theres something or somebody greater than us. isnt it pathetic to think we're just nature's accident? maybe we just want to feel important but who can blame us?

Answer 6

america was settled by the people most persecuted and abused by the tyrannies of europe - they came to america in the hope of freedom of religion and freedom from tyranny

hence higher than average percentage of religious extremists/ fanatics/ narrowminded/ bigots and lower IQs - the brains use their brains to steal more money and power - a fool and his money are soon parted - never give a sucker an even break - also america was an escape for rogues - many of the poor were driven to crime - and families tended to export their troublemakers

also the pioneering needs of america did not work well towards the encouragement of study and reading - people who came, tended to be people who expected they would have to work hard carving out a life, ie, doers, not thinkers - and even when thinkers came, the need to carve out a life put learning on a back shelf - plus needs of economy meant that people may have brought no other books than the bible, if that - the thinkers would tend to stay in europe where there were institutions to shelter them

america gets 85% of the nobel prizes, though - but this may be because of buying brains from other countries

there are those who believe in believing without evidence, and those who believe in sanity: believing anything only with good reason, and then with caution and keeping an open mind for further evidence for and against

there are those who say, in pride: my belief, [right or wrong], and those who say, sanely, modestly: the truth, whether my idea or others' ideas

obviously it is ego, pride, selfdestruction, insanity, aka satan, that drives the insane attitude

selfpreservation and happiness are totally dependent on realism, so ego is selfdestruction

[satan, ims [=if memory serves], means destruction, uselessness]

bigoted people use god as a stamp of approval : instead of saying: i am right, they say: god is right [and god thinks what i think]

since god, like brer rabbit, he dont say nuttin, this is a very efficient trick to fool congregations - using the congregation's respect for god to manipulate them, and also make the preacher look humble and deferential to god when he is worshipping his ego - and the bible, as history shows, can be used to defend almost every opinion

part of false religion [ie, the religion most people think of when they think of religion, the kind of religion that is practised almost everywhere] - a large part of false religion - is regression to infantilism: childish mindless obedience, immaturity and irresponsibility -- following the letter of the law

whereas true religion [the kind never seen in public or institutionalised religion] is maturity, realism, responsibility - following the spirit of the law, which sometimes means breaking the letter of the law - ie, thinking for oneself, becoming one's own father, internalising conscience, using one's own sense of what is good [ie, tends to greater happiness] -

as jacob did - commited a fraud in defense of the spirit - and wrestled with god - ie, not pretending to believe what he didnt

and as, one can argue, mary did, in getting pregnant by a man when engaged to another - she followed her spiritual conscience not the social rules - [angels dont look different from men, as is clear from the angels who came to sodom, and from when god appeared to abraham as three men and abraham didnt immediately recongise god]

and as jesus so obviously did, in breaking the rules [not stoning adulteresses, picking grain on sunday, etc]

[there is this false meaning of good in religion, as obeying the rules - whatever the rules are, without thinking who made the rules, what the meaning of the rules is, what the rules mean and dont mean, whether the rule is outdated by social change, etc - not thinking, which is brainsuicide, which is destruction - churches demand you leave your opinions at the door, ie they demand mental suicide, they promote infantilism - for their own ends - makes the crowd easier to milk]

as augustine says, the law is a raft to get you across the river - you dont carry it around with you when you get to the other side, ie when you internalise conscience and do your best to maximise your happiness with your own sense - understanding that there is no mistake you can make that is going to turn god against you - that mistakes are like a child learning to walk falling down

like staking a tree when it is just replanted, only until it can support itself - obedience for little children, who havent got the info to understand, removing the stake of the law as the child grows in maturity

hell is just what you suffer if you dont pursue your happiness with sincerity and dedication - falling into ditches more often if you dont try hard to see where you are going

Answer 7

who's the last?

Answer 8

we have all the money in the world to do the research to prove SCIENTIFICALLY that GOD exists...